shading in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shading in the English»French Dictionary

shading [Brit ˈʃeɪdɪŋ, Am ˈʃeɪdɪŋ] N

shading (in drawing, painting)

ombres fpl

shading (hatching)

hachures fpl

I.shade [Brit ʃeɪd, Am ʃeɪd] N

1. shade (shadow):

shade

ombre f

40° in the shade

40° à l'ombre

in the shade of

à l'ombre de

to provide shade

donner de l'ombre

2. shade (tint):

shade (of colour)

ton m

shade (of opinion, meaning) fig

nuance f

pastel shades

tons pastels

an attractive shade of blue

un beau bleu

to turn a deep shade of red

devenir tout rouge

this word has several shades of meaning

ce mot a plusieurs nuances

a solution that should appeal to all shades of opinion

une solution qui devrait plaire à toutes les tendances

3. shade (small amount, degree):

a shade too loud

un tout petit peu trop fort

a shade too loud

un tantinet trop fort inf, hum

a shade of envy/resentment

un soupçon de jalousie/ressentiment

4. shade:

shade, a. lamp shade

abat-jour m inv

5. shade Am:

shade, a. window shade

store m

6. shade (ghost):

shade dated, liter

ombre f

shade dated, liter

fantôme m

II.shades N npl

1. shades (sunglasses):

shades inf

lunettes fpl de soleil

2. shades (undertones):

shades of Mozart/of the sixties

ça fait penser à Mozart/aux années soixante

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

1. shade (screen):

shade tree, canopy, sunshade:

donner de l'ombre à, protéger [qn/qc] du soleil

the hat shaded her face

le chapeau projetait une ombre sur son visage

the garden was shaded by trees

le jardin était ombragé par des arbres

to shade one's eyes (with one's hand)

s'abriter les yeux de la main

2. shade → shade in

IV.shade [Brit ʃeɪd, Am ʃeɪd] VB intr (blend)

shade colour, tone:

se fondre (into en)

the blue shades off into green

le bleu se fond en vert

right shades into wrong

le bien et le mal se confondent

V.shaded ADJ

1. shaded (shady):

shaded place

ombragé

2. shaded (covered):

shaded light, lamp

avec un abat-jour

3. shaded ART:

shaded, a. shade-in area, background (gen)

sombre

shaded, a. shade-in (produced by hatching)

hachuré

VI.shade [Brit ʃeɪd, Am ʃeɪd]

to put sb in the shade

éclipser qn

to put sth in the shade

surpasser or surclasser qc

See also shade in, eyeshade

I.shade in VB [Brit ʃeɪd -, Am ʃeɪd -] (shade in [sth], shade [sth] in)

shade in

ombrer

shade in (by hatching) area, map

hachurer

shade in child: picture

colorier

eyeshade N

eyeshade

visière f

I.shade in VB [Brit ʃeɪd -, Am ʃeɪd -] (shade in [sth], shade [sth] in)

shade in

ombrer

shade in (by hatching) area, map

hachurer

shade in child: picture

colorier

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blackish shade, hair

qui tire sur le noir

Translations for shading in the French»English Dictionary

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lémure

shade, ghost

ombrer

to shade in

ombrager feuillage:

to shade

ombrage

shade uncountable

store enrouleur

roller window shade Am

estomper

to shade off, to stump spec

estomper dessin couleur, fard

to shade off

shading in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shading in the English»French Dictionary

shading N no pl

1. shading (shade of colour):

shading

nuances fpl

2. shading (darker area):

shading

ombres fpl

I.shade [ʃeɪd] N

1. shade no pl (protected from sunlight):

shade a. fig

ombre f

2. shade (covering for light bulb):

shade

abat-jour m

3. shade pl Am (blind):

shade

store m

4. shade (variation):

shade a. fig

nuance f

5. shade no pl (a little):

shade

soupçon m

a shade under/over sth

un peu plus de/moins de qc

6. shade pl inf (dark glasses):

shade

lunettes fpl noires

Phrases:

to leave sb/sth in the shade

laisser qn/qc dans l'ombre

II.shade [ʃeɪd] VB trans

1. shade (protect from brightness):

shade

ombrager

shade eyes

protéger

to be shaded by a tree

être à l'ombre d'un arbre

2. shade (darken parts):

shade

ombrer

3. shade inf (win):

shade

gagner de justesse

4. shade (decrease):

shade

baisser progressivement

III.shade [ʃeɪd] VB intr

1. shade (alter colour):

shade

se dégrader

to shade from sth into sth

se fondre de qc en qc

2. shade (be indistinguishable):

to shade into sth

se confondre avec qc

3. shade (decrease):

shade

baisser

shade in VB trans

1. shade in (darken):

shade in

ombrer

2. shade in (colour):

shade in

colorer

Translations for shading in the French»English Dictionary

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teinte

shade

ombrager

to shade

coloris

shade

ombrage

shade

nuance (gradation de couleur)

shade

nuance POL

shade of opinion

ombre

shade

à l'ombre

in the shade

nuancer qc couleur

to shade sth

shading Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shade sth from the sun

protéger qc du soleil

a shade under/over sth

un peu plus de/moins de qc

to leave sb/sth in the shade

laisser qn/qc dans l'ombre

to shade from sth into sth

se fondre de qc en qc

to shade into sth

se confondre avec qc

to leave sth in the shade

mettre qc à l'abri