skygge

brim, peak, shade, shadow, tail

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I. (en -r)

(mods sollys) shade ( fx keep in the shade; sit in the shade of a tree

(, wall));

(område med skygge) shadow ( fx his face was in deep shadow; if you stand in the shadow of the wall nobody will see you);

(omrids) shadow ( fx be afraid of one's own shadow; long shadows);

(på hat) brim;

(på kasket) peak;

(genfærd) shade, ghost;

(antydning) shadow ( fx if there is a shadow of doubt (, suspicion)), ghost ( fx the ghost of a smile);

[ikke skygge af] not a shadow of ( fx doubt, suspicion), not a ghost of

( fx a chance, an idea),

F not a particle of ( fx truth);

[han så ikke skyggen af et menneske]

(dvs slet intet) he saw no trace of a human being;

[han er kun en skygge af sig selv] he is a mere shadow of himself, he is only the shadow of his former self;

[jeg har ikke set skyggen af ham]

T I have seen neither hide nor hair of him;

[15 grader i skyggen] 15 degrees in the shade;

[stille en i skygge]

(fig) throw somebody into the shade, outshine somebody;

[stå i skyggen af]

(fig) be overshadowed by;

[kaste skygge] throw (, F: cast) a shadow;

[kaste en skygge over]

(fig) cast a shadow (el. cloud) over;

[følge en som en skygge] follow somebody like his shadow;

[have skygger under øjnene] have shadows under one's eyes.

II. vb shade;

(yde skygge) afford shade;

(udspionere) shadow,

T tail;

[skygge for én] stand in somebody's light;

[træet skygger for huset] the tree shades the house;

[skygge med hånden for øjnene] shade one's eyes with one's hand.