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May 30, 2022 · May 30, 2022. #16. Frank78 said: A shadow is created on a surface and has the shape of the object between the sun (or any other light source) and the surface and is two dimensional, like a picture. Shade is the darker space behind that object. So it's three dimensional. Cristal clear, thank you.
A shadow is a shape of one thing (a person, or tree, or house for example), where it is blocked from the sun. Looks like for Longman they are interchangeable. Look at these two examples: "She was sitting in the shade of a large oak tree.”. "the long dark shadow of an old oak tree”.
Dec 12, 2008 · Detroit, Michigan. English - United States. Dec 12, 2008. #8. In AE, a shadow is a murky, dark reflection of the real thing. If she only throws shadows at you, whatever she's giving you is not the real thing. It's only a shadow - a misty-shaped replacement of whatever is truly real. AngelEyes.
Mar 13, 2012 · Con "shadow", la luz es obstuida por una cosa: un árbol, una persona, etc. Se enfatiza tanto el objeto como la falta de luz. Let's sit in the shade. (Any shade.) Let's sit in the shadow of that tree. (The shadow of a particular object.) If you say, "Let's sit in the shadow", you are referring to a particular shadow cast by a particular object.
Jan 9, 2021 · Senior Member. American English (New England and NYC) Jan 10, 2021. #3. It depends on the context. "In the shadows" refers to a general, shadowy, dark area. "In the shadow" refers to a specific shadow. I'd expect a sentence with "shadow" to connect the shadow to the object that casts it, as in the following: Outside the house was a huge old tree.
Sep 23, 2006 · English. Jul 30, 2009. #8. Shadow is a dark area that is resulted from blocking the sun or any light by 100%. Example: If your curtain is very thick, then the light of sun can not pass through it. Instead, the shadow of curtain passes. Shade is a dark area that is resulted from blocking the sun or any light partially.
Feb 6, 2008 · Feb 6, 2008. #3. Being in someone's shadow means not having a strong voice or identity of your own. The other person is better known than you are. They are in the light, and you are in their shadow.
Feb 15, 2009 · Apr 28, 2009. #4. Martin Luther King gave this speech standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He was in the shadow, then, of building containing a statue of Lincoln ~ you might say, of the man himself. In the speech, the shadow of Lincoln is a metaphor that stands for Lincoln's belief's and deeds, it is a symbol of those beliefs and deeds.
Nov 12, 2006 · Member. Spain - Català. Nov 12, 2006. #1. Alguien sabe de que estan hablando, creo que es un elemento decorativo... Shadow gap detail. Context: Decorative fibrous plaster or shadow gap detail to perimeter or similar approved cornice treatment.
Nov 17, 2010 · My attempt: "Aprì i battenti nel 1868 e da allora in poi esercitò una considerevole influenza quale effettivo nucleo della xxxx". Definition for the idiom: Cast a long shadow: Something or someone that casts a long shadow has considerable influence on other people or events. (from usingenglish.com) Thank you in advance.
