shade

shade
shade [{{t}}ʃeɪd]
1 noun
(a) (shadow) ombre f; {{}}Art{{}} ombre f, ombres fpl;
to sit in the shade s'asseoir à l'ombre;
45 degrees in the shade 45 degrés à l'ombre;
in the shade of a tree à l'ombre d'un arbre;
these trees give plenty of shade ces arbres font beaucoup d'ombre;
the use of light and shade in the painting l'utilisation f des ombres et des lumières ou du clair-obscur dans le tableau;
{{}}figurative{{}} to put sb in the shade éclipser qn;
his achievements really put mine in the shade ses réalisations éclipsent vraiment les miennes
(b) (nuance → of colour) nuance f, ton m; (→ of meaning, opinion) nuance f;
a different shade of green un ton de vert différent, une autre nuance de vert;
an attractive shade of blue un joli bleu;
all shades of political opinion were represented toutes les nuances politiques étaient représentées, tous les courants politiques étaient représentés;
{{}}Computing{{}} shades of grey niveaux mpl ou tons mpl de gris
(c) (for lamp) abat-jour m inv; (for eyes) visière f; {{}}American{{}} (blind → on window) store m;
to pull the shades (down) baisser les stores
(d) {{}}literary{{}} (spirit) ombre f, fantôme m;
{{}}Mythology{{}} the Shades les Enfers mpl, le royaume des ombres
2 transitive verb
(a) (screen → eyes, face) abriter; (→ place) ombrager, donner de l'ombre à; (of hat → face) obscurcir;
to shade one's eyes with one's hand s'abriter les yeux de la main;
to shade sth from the sun protéger qch du soleil
(b) (cover → light, lightbulb) masquer, voiler
(c) {{}}Art{{}} (painting) ombrer; (by hatching) hachurer;
I've shaded the background green j'ai coloré l'arrière-plan en vert
(d) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Commerce{{}}
to shade prices établir des prix dégressifs;
prices shaded for quantities tarif m dégressif pour le gros
3 intransitive verb
(merge) se dégrader, se fondre;
the blue shades into purple le bleu se fond en violet;
these categories shade into one another ces catégories se confondent;
questions of right and wrong tend to shade into each other les questions du bien et du mal ont tendance à se rejoindre
4 a shade adverb
she's a shade better today elle va un tout petit peu mieux aujourd'hui;
his books are just a shade too sentimental for me ses livres sont un peu trop sentimentaux pour moi
5 shades plural noun
(a) {{}}literary{{}} (growing darkness)
the shades of evening les ombres fpl du soir
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (sunglasses) lunettes fpl de soleil, lunettes fpl noires
(c) (reminder, echo) échos mpl;
shades of Proust des échos mpl proustiens;
there are shades of 1968 ça rappelle 1968
shade in separable transitive verb
(background) hachurer, tramer; (with colour) colorer
shade off
1 separable transitive verb
(change by degrees → colours) dégrader
2 intransitive verb
red shading off into pink du rouge qui se fond en rose

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