shadow1 [šǽdou] samostalnik
senca (določene oblike)
množina mrak, tema
figurativno varstvo, zaščita
figurativno imitacija, kopija, posnemanje
figurativno prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektiv
without a shadow of doubt brez najmanjšega dvoma
shadow boxing šport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)
shadow cabinet figurativno kabinet, vlada v senci
the shadow of a shade lažni videz
under the shadow of the throne pod zaščito prestola
shadow factory lažna tovarna
to be afraid of one's own shadow lastne sence se bati
he is but a shadow of his former self on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bil
to catch at shadows loviti fantome
there never was a shadow between him and his friend nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljem
coming events cast their shadows before prihodnji dogodki se dajo slutiti
may your shadow never grow less figurativno vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!
to pursue a shadow zasledovati senco
to quarrel with one's own shadow figurativno biti zelo razdražljiv
to be reduced to a shadow spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figurativno obstajati le po imenu
to throw away the substance for the shadow izpustiti plen za njegovo senco
to be worn to a shadow zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjak
Dostopnost
Dostopnost