shade

[ʃeid] 1. noun

1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skygge

2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skygge

3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skygge; -skygge

4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) nuance

5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) lille smule

2. verb

1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skygge for

2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) gøre mørkere

3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) glide

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- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade

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[ʃeid] 1. noun

1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skygge

2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skygge

3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skygge; -skygge

4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) nuance

5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) lille smule

2. verb

1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skygge for

2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) gøre mørkere

3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) glide

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- shaded

- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade