Definizione monolingua

shade

shade (third-person singular simple present shades, present participle shading, simple past and past participle shaded)

1. (transitive) To shield from light.

   The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.

2. (transitive) To alter slightly.

   Youll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.

   Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them.

3. (intransitive) To vary slightly, particularly in color.

   The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.

4. (intransitive) (baseball) When a defensive player moves slightly from his normal fielding position.

   Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.

5. (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.

   I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows.

shade (countable and uncountable; plural shades)

1. (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

   The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.

2. (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.

   Close the shade, please: its too bright in here.

3. (countable) A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).

   Ive painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.

4. (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.

   shades of meaning

5. (figuratively) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.

   shades of Groucho

6. (archaic) A ghost.

   Too long have I been haunted by that shade.

7. (archaic) A creature that is partially human and partially angel.

   He was attacked by a shade.

8. (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.

Definizione dizionario shade

	ombra
	darkness where light is blocked
	Darkness, where light (particularly sunlight) is blocked.

ombreggiare

adombrare

buio

colore

fantasma

offuscare

ombrare

oscurare

oscurità

oscuro

paralume

proteggere

rezzo

sfumare

sfumatura

spettro

tinta

tonalità

Altri significati:

(countable) A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).

shade (of color, colour)

to vary slightly, particularly in color

(countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone’s happiness)

(transitive) To alter slightly.

variety of color

something that blocks light, particularly in a window

(transitive) To shield from light.

A variety of a colour, particularly one obtained with the addition of black.

(the) shade

(intransitive) (baseball) When a defensive player moves slightly from his normal fielding position.

(countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.

something shaped like a conical hat

subtle variation in a concept

to darken

(figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.

(archaic) A ghost.

shade (of colour, color)

A color that is mixed with black. A 10-percent shade is one part of the original color and nine parts black.

archaic: a ghost

(intransitive) To vary slightly, particularly in color.

(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

(transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.

to shield from light

(archaic) A creature that is partially human and partially angel.