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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesombra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ombra
"Lavorava nell'ombra di una grande azienda."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
"The tall trees cast long shadows across the lawn as the sun began to set." - 2
A comparative obscurity or a state of being overshadowed by someone else's superior prominence, achievement, or success.
"Working in her older sister's shadow for years, she finally decided to launch her own independent career."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'sceadu', meaning 'darkness, shade, shadow, or illusion', originating from Proto-Germanic *skadwa-. Over centuries, the term evolved to encompass both the physical optics of blocked light and metaphorical extensions denoting obscurity, trailing closely behind someone, or living in someone's influence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shadow" is said worldwide
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ombre
Transliteration: ombr
"Il a vécu trop longtemps dans l'ombre de son frère."
Schatten
Transliteration: shat-en
"Sie trat aus dem Schatten ihres Mentors."
ombra
Transliteration: ombra
"Lavorava nell'ombra di una grande azienda."
sombra
Transliteration: som-bra
"Quería salir de la sombra de sus padres."
sombra
Transliteration: somb-ra
"Ele estava cansado de viver na sombra do sucesso alheio."
परछाई
Transliteration: parchāī
"वह अपने भाई की परछाई से बाहर निकलना चाहता था।"
阴影
Transliteration: yīn yǐng
"他不想一直生活在别人的阴影下。"
그늘
Transliteration: geuneul
"그는 오랫동안 선배의 그늘에 가려져 있었다."
影
Transliteration: kage
"彼女は偉大な父親の影から抜け出した。"
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