shade
Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blockedDarkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
» Let's try to find some shade.
Давай постараемся найти какую-нибудь тень. — Karok
Давайте спробуємо знайти якусь тінь. — triantafillou
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11 senses(uncountable)Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
Temps rose to a sweltering 40 degrees Celsius in the shade.
Schatten
теньtenʹ
тіньtinʹ
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
(countable)Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here.
Vorhang
што́раštóra
(countable)A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
Farbton
отте́нокotténok, нюа́нсnjuáns
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A subtle variation in a concept.
shades of meaning
отте́нокotténok, нюа́нсnjuáns
(countable, figuratively, in the plural, uncountable)An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
shades of Groucho Marx
(countable, uncountable)A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
That is a shade too close.
(countable, literary, uncountable)A ghost or specter; a spirit.
Too long have I been haunted by that shade.
The adventurer was attacked by a shade.
(countable)A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
(uncountable)Subtle insults.
throw shade
Why did you paint your room chartreuse? No shade; I'm genuinely curious.
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
(countable)A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A candle-shade.
Examples
221 sentencesLet's try to find some shade.
Давайте спробуємо знайти якусь тінь. — triantafillou
ruДавай постараемся найти какую-нибудь тень. — Karok
Let's try and find some shade.
Давайте спробуємо знайти якусь тінь. — triantafillou
ruДавайте попробуем найти какую-нибудь тень. — Karok
They sat in the shade of that big tree.
Вони сиділи в тіні цього великого дерева. — Ahha
ruОни сидели в тени этого большого дерева. — odexed
deSie saßen im Schatten dieses großen Baumes. — BraveSentry
Tom sat in the shade of a tree, watching his children play.
Том сидів у тіні дерева і спостерігав за грою своїх дітей. — deniko
deTom saß im Schatten eines Baumes und sah seinen Kindern beim Spielen zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm standing in the shade.
Я стою в тіні. — Balamax
ruЯ стою в тени. — Aj
deIch stehe im Schatten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
Inherited from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu, from Proto-West Germanic *sInherited from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu, from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃tús, from *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of shadow. Cognate with Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos) (whence English scoto-) and σκιά (skiá) (whence English scia-, and uncertainly via σκίουρος (skíouros) English squirrel).
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Forms
plural: shadesSynonyms
17 synonyms- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color:tinttincturetone
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body:shadinessshadowiness
- a mental representation of some haunting experience:ghostspookwraithspecterspectre
- a slight amount or degree of difference:tad
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view:lampshadelamp shade
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude:nuancenicetysubtletyrefinement
Word family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- in the shade
- the shade of
- shade of a
- some shade