chinescas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chinescas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

sombras chinescas N fpl

sombras chinescas

shadow play

chinesco (chinesca) ADJ

chinesco (chinesca)

Chinese

See also sombra

sombra N f

1.1. sombra:

sombra (lugar sin sol)

shade

sombra (proyección)

shadow

a la sombra de un ciprés

in the shade of a cypress tree

se alargaban las sombras de los árboles

the shadows of the trees were lengthening

sentarse a o en la sombra

to sit in the shade

hay 30° a la sombra

it is 30° in the shade

este árbol casi no da sombra

this tree gives hardly any shade

quítate de aquí que me haces o das sombra

move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun o you're in my sun

allí hay una sombra, vamos a aparcar inf

there's some shade o a shaded spot over there, let's park

parece mi sombra, me sigue a todas partes

he's like my shadow, he follows me everywhere

no es (ni) sombra de lo que era

he's a shadow of his former self

a la sombra de alg.

under the protection of sb

a la sombra de alg.

under the wing of

hacer sombra a alg.

to overshadow sb

hacer sombra a alg.

to put sb in the shade

tener mala sombra

to be a nasty piece of work inf

tener mala sombra

to be an unpleasant character

1.2. sombra (en estadio, plaza de toros):

localidades a la sombra

more expensive seats (in the shade)

1.3. sombra (atisbo, indicio):

sin la menor sombra de duda

without a shadow of a doubt

no tiene ni sombra de vergüenza

he hasn't an ounce of shame

1.4. sombra (mancha):

sombra

blemish

en su historial no hay ninguna sombra

there is no blemish on his record o his record is spotless

2.1. sombra ART:

sombra

shade

2.2. sombra (color):

sombra

umber

3. sombra inf (cárcel):

sombra

cooler Am inf

sombra

nick Brit inf

se pasó ocho años a la sombra

he spent eight years inside inf

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sombras chinescas

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