you were shading
shade
shade(
sheyd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (dark area)
3. (literary) (ghost)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. el fantasma (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They say that the beheaded bellhop still walks the hotel as a shade.Se dice que el botones degollado aún anda por el hotel como fantasma.
4. (lampshade)
a. la pantalla (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).
When you turn on the lamp, you can see the painting on its shade.Cuando enciendes la lámpara, se puede ver la pintura sobre la pantalla.
b. el poquito (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Chemisty final was a shade more difficult than the first examEl final de Química fue un poquito más difícil que el primer examen.
c. el poquitín (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The beans from the casada are missing just a shade of salt.A los frijoles de la casada les falta un poquitín de sal.
6. (art)
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).
I used watered down black paint to add shade and texture to the bathroom walls.Rebajé pintura negra con agua y la usé para hacer sombras y un diseño a las paredes del baño.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. dar sombra
Those oak trees shade the house the whole year.Esos robles le dan sombra a la casa todo el año.
b. proteger del sol
Park over there where the house will shade the car.Estaciona allá donde la casa proteja el auto del sol.
shades
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
9. (colloquial) (sunglasses)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. los anteojos de sol (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm going skiing, but I can't find my gloves or my shades.Voy a ir a esquiar, pero no encuentro ni los guantes ni los anteojos de sol.
b. las gafas de sol (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).
Aviators are my favorite kind of shades.Las de aviador son mi modelo preferido de gafas de sol.
c. los lentes de sol (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm wearing shades because I don't want people to notice my black eye.Estoy usando lentes de sol porque no quiero que nadie vea que tengo un ojo morado.
a. la persiana (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).
Pull down the shades so we can project the movie on the wall.Baja la persiana para poder proyectar la película en la pared.
11. (reminder)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Look at that tricycle. Shades of my childhood!Mira ese triciclo. ¡Me recuerda a mi infancia!
That smell... shades of my grandma's cooking!¡Huele como la comida que hacía mi abuela!
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