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I.shade [Am ʃeɪd, Brit ʃeɪd] N

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1.1. shade U (dark place):

we sat in the shade

nos sentamos a la sombra

is there any shade?

25°C in the shade

25°C a la sombra

to give shade

to put sth/sb in the shade

hacerle sombra a algo/alguien

to put sth/sb in the shade

eclipsar algo/a alguien

1.2. shade U (in painting, drawing):

2.1. shade C:

2.2. shade C (over window):

shade Am

shade Am

estor m Spain

2.3. shade C:

3.1. shade C (of color):

a lighter/darker shade of green

un tono más claro/más oscuro de verde

in pastel shades

en tonos pastel

3.2. shade C (degree of difference, nuance):

varying shades of meaning

diferentes matices de significado

every shade of opinion

toda clase de opiniones

every shade of opinion

opiniones de todas clases

there is not a shade of difference between …

no hay la menor diferencia or ni sombra de diferencia entre …

3.3. shade (slight amount) inf:

shade no pl

poquitín m inf

shade no pl

pizca f inf

a shade (too) long/short

un poquitín or una pizca largo/corto inf

he's a shade too confident

se tiene un poquitín demasiada confianza inf

4. shade C (ghost):

shade liter

5.1. shade <shades, pl > sl → sunglasses

5.2. shade <shades, pl > (on being reminded of sth):

shades of my schooldays!

¡eso me recuerda cuando estaba en el colegio!

shades of Watergate!

¡uno no puede menos que acordarse de Watergate!

II.shade [Am ʃeɪd, Brit ʃeɪd] VB trans

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2. shade ART:

shade background/area

3. shade (defeat narrowly) Am:

shade inf

ganarle por muy poco a

shade inf

ganarle por un pelo a inf

shade inf

ganarle por los pelos a inf

III.shade [Am ʃeɪd, Brit ʃeɪd] VB intr

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See also sunglasses

sunglasses [Am ˈsənˌɡlæsəz, Brit ˈsʌnɡlɑːsɪz] N npl

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I.shade in VB [Am ʃeɪd -, Brit ʃeɪd -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

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shade in background/area:

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pastel attr shades/tones/color

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el predominio de los tonos claros sobre los oscuros

the predominance of light shades over dark ones

se ve muy taquilla con esos lentes

he looks very cool in those shades

distintos tonos dentro de la gama del rojo

different shades of red

esas gafas de sol molan cantidad

those shades are really cool inf

transparente

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I.shade [ʃeɪd] N

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1. shade no pl (shadow):

shade of a painting

in the shade of

a [o en] la sombra de

2. shade (covering):

3. shade pl Am (roller blind):

4. shade (variation):

shade of colour

pastel shades

5. shade no pl (small amount):

6. shade pl inf (glasses):

gafas f pl de sol

7. shade inf (resemblance):

shades of Nixon/1989

esto recuerda a Nixon/1989

Phrases:

to leave sb/sth in the shade

eclipsar a alguien/algo

II.shade [ʃeɪd] VB trans

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1. shade:

shade (cast shadow on)

shade (protect)

resguardar (de la luz)

2. shade ART:

III.shade [ʃeɪd] VB intr

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shade colours:

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to shade from the sun

protegerse del sol

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sombrear (dar sombra)

hacer sombra

hacer sombra a alguien fig

to put sb in the shade

dar (una) buena sombra

to give good shade

sentarse a la sombra de un árbol

to sit in the shade of a tree

in the shade of

a [o en] la sombra de

pastel shades

shades of Nixon/1989

esto recuerda a Nixon/1989

to leave sb/sth in the shade

eclipsar a alguien/algo

to shade from the sun

protegerse del sol

to put sb in the shade

hacer sombra a alguien fig

to sit in the shade of a tree

sentarse a la sombra de un árbol

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The fibreglass was then screen-printed in a pattern of varying shades of green. en.wikipedia.org

He added that green was the best because it worked well when two shades of it were combined. en.wikipedia.org

The resistive touchscreen has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels in 16 shades of monochrome. en.wikipedia.org

Good to see the tigers flare back, especially in wet conditions, shades of 2005 resinate. www.smh.com.au

But we recognise you can't homogenise the rural sector, which has many different strands and shades. www.stuff.co.nz

Lighter shades were achieved by bleaching with sulphur dioxide. en.wikipedia.org

Therefor a key pigment, usually black, is added to printing to produce dark shades more efficiently. en.wikipedia.org

Purple sapphires contain trace amounts of vanadium and come in a variety of shades. en.wikipedia.org

Contours are in black and the sea is in shades varying from greyish green to a richer blue. en.wikipedia.org

The color of this sea hare is very often brown with paler spots, but it can be various other shades including plain black all over. en.wikipedia.org

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