shadows
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shadows(
shah
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doz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (dark area)
a. las sombras (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Beware of what lurks in the shadows!¡Ten cuidado de lo que ronda en las sombras!
a. las ojeras (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What time did you go to sleep last night? The shadows under your eyes are very noticeable.¿A qué hora te acostaste anoche? Tienes unas ojeras muy notables.
shadow
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (vestige)
a. la sombra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Drugs and alcohol have reduced him to a shadow of who he once was.Las drogas y el alcohol lo han reducido a una mera sombra del que fue alguna vez.
6. (trace)
7. (ghost)
a. la presencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A shadow haunts this old house.En esta vieja casa hay una presencia.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. opositor
The shadow trade minister complained about the new law.El ministro de comercio opositor se quejó de la nueva ley.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
9. (to follow)
a. seguir sigilosamente
The informant failed to notice that the police were shadowing him.El informante no se percató de que la policía lo estaba siguiendo sigilosamente.
11. (to observe)
a. ver cómo trabaja
I spent the first week at work shadowing one of the engineers.Pasé la primera semana en el trabajo viendo cómo trabajaba uno de los ingenieros.
b. observar
It would be helpful if the new employee could shadow you for the day.Sería de mucha ayuda si el nuevo empleado te pudiera observar durante el día.
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