shadow

shadow
shadow [{{t}}'ʃædəʊ]
1 noun
(a) (of figure, building) ombre f;
to see a shadow on a wall voir une ombre sur un mur;
the shadow of suspicion fell on them on a commencé à les soupçonner;
she's a shadow of her former self elle n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même;
{{}}figurative{{}} he's afraid of his own shadow il a peur de son ombre;
{{}}figurative{{}} to live in sb's shadow vivre dans l'ombre de qn;
to cast a shadow on or over sth projeter une ombre sur qch; {{}}figurative{{}} jeter une ombre sur qch
(b) (under eyes) cerne m
(c) (shade) ombre f, ombrage m;
in the shadow of the trees/the mountain à l'ombre des arbres/de la montagne;
in the shadow of the doorway dans l'ombre de la porte;
she was standing in (the) shadow elle se tenait dans l'ombre;
the gardens lie in shadow now les jardins sont maintenant à l'ombre
(d) (slightest bit) ombre f;
without or beyond a or the shadow of a doubt sans l'ombre d'un doute
(e) (detective)
I want a shadow put on him je veux qu'on le fasse suivre;
he managed to lose his shadow il a réussi à semer la personne qui l'avait pris en filature
(f) (companion) ombre f;
he follows me everywhere like a shadow il me suit comme mon ombre, il ne me lâche pas d'une semelle
(g) {{}}Medicine{{}} (on lung) voile m
2 transitive verb
(a) (follow secretly) filer, prendre en filature;
our job was to shadow enemy submarines nous étions chargés de suivre les sous-marins ennemis
(b) {{}}literary{{}} (screen from light) ombrager;
tall trees shadowed the pathway de grands arbres ombrageaient le chemin
3 adjective
{{}}British{{}} the Shadow Education Secretary/Defence Secretary le porte-parole de l'opposition pour l'éducation/pour la défense nationale
4 shadows plural noun
{{}}literary{{}} (darkness) ombre f, ombres fpl, obscurité f;
the shadows of the evening les ombres fpl du soir
►► {{}}British{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} shadow cabinet cabinet m fantôme;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} shadow minister ministre mf fantôme;
{{}}Computing{{}} shadow printing impression f ombrée;
shadow puppet = silhouette découpée utilisée dans les spectacles d'ombres chinoises
SHADOW CABINET En Grande-Bretagne, le "shadow cabinet" est composé de parlementaires de l'opposition qui deviendraient ministres si l'opposition accédait au pouvoir. Chaque ministre du gouvernement dispose de son homologue "fantôme" dans l'opposition (on parle de "shadow minister"), qui étudie les mêmes dossiers et se spécialise ainsi dans un domaine donné. Les ministres fantômes occupent les "frontbenches" de l'opposition à la Chambre des communes.

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