sombra

/ˈsombɾa/, [ˈsõm.bɾa]

shadow


Examples
  • El árbol proyectaba una larga sombra.

    The tree cast a long shadow.

  • No voy a vender la sombra de este árbol.

    I won't sell this tree shade.

  • El gato se escondía bajo la sombra del arbusto.

    The cat lay hidden behind the bushes.

  • La sombra del ratón al atardecer es más larga que la del gato al mediodía.

    The mouse's shadow at dusk is longer than the cat's shadow at noon.

  • Creo, sin sombra de duda, que ella es inocente.

    I believe, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she is innocent.

  • Estaba fresco bajo la sombra de los árboles.

    It was cool in the shade of the trees.

  • No es fácil trabajar bajo la sombra de la insinuación.

    It's not easy to work under the shadow of innuendo.

  • ¡Vi como se movía una sombra detrás de ese árbol!

    I saw a shadow move behind that tree!

  • Tomemos un descanso bajo la sombra.

    Let's take a rest in the shade.

  • Vamos a sentarnos a la sombra.

    Let's go and sit in the shade.

  • Christine se quedó en la sombra todo el día, porque ella no quiso conseguir una quemadura de sol.

    Christine stayed in the shade all day, because she didn't want to get a sunburn.

  • Hacía tanto calor, que me puse a descansar a la sombra.

    It was so hot that I got into the shade and took a rest.

  • Un anciano descansaba a la sombra del árbol.

    An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.

  • Vi una sombra moverse detrás de ese árbol.

    I saw a shadow move behind that tree!

  • Tiene miedo de su propia sombra.

    He is afraid of his own shadow.

  • Su sombra en la pared parecía triste.

    His shadow on the wall looked sad.

  • Nunca vas a secar la ropa si la dejas bajo la sombra.

    You are never going to dry the clothes if you leave them in the shade.

  • Se sentaron a la sombra de un árbol.

    They sat in the shade of a tree.

  • Nosotros descansamos en la sombra.

    We had a rest in the shade.

  • Ella está asustada de su propia sombra.

    She is afraid of her own shadow.


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