Significado de shade en inglés

shade

noun

/ʃeɪd/ us

/ʃeɪd/

shade noun (SLIGHT DARKNESS)

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B1 [ U ]

slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun:

The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade.

in/under the shade of The children played in/under the shade of a large beach umbrella.

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sunshade

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C2 [ C ]

a covering that is put over an electric light in order to make it less bright:

The lamps all had matching purple shades.

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[ U ] art specialized

(also shading)

the parts of a picture or painting that the artist has made slightly darker than the other parts:

light and shade A good artist can produce a very realistic effect using only light and shade.

shades [ plural ] informal

→ sunglasses :

She was wearing a black leather jacket and shades.

[ C ] US

(UK blind)

a piece of material fixed onto a wooden or metal roller that can be pulled down to cover a window

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She left the midday sun for the cool of the shade.
This plant grows best in the shade.
We pitched our tent in the shade.
We sat in the shade of a tree, sipping tea and eating scones.
The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit.

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shade noun (DEGREE)

B2 [ C ]

a type or degree of a colour:

shade of Their kitchen is painted an unusual shade of yellow/an unusual yellow shade.

This hair colouring comes in several shades.

pastel shade The room has been decorated in pastel shades (= soft and light colours) throughout.

[ C ]

something that is slightly different from other, similar things:

shade of opinion They are hoping to satisfy all shades of public opinion.

shade of meaning There are several shades of meaning in that sentence.

a shade

slightly:

Don't you think those trousers are a shade too tight?

shades of something/someone informal

said to mean that something or someone makes you remember something or someone similar:

In his speech he said - shades of Martin Luther King Jr. - that he had a dream.

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shade

verb

/ʃeɪd/ us

/ʃeɪd/

shade verb (STOP LIGHT)

[ T ]

to prevent direct light from shining on something:

shade your eyes I shaded my eyes from the glare of the sun.

The broad avenues are shaded by splendid trees.

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shade verb (CHANGE)

[ I usually + adv/prep ]

to gradually change or become:

shade from something into something At sunset, the sky shaded from pink into dark red.

shade into Their views shade into the policies of the extreme left of the party.

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a shade

phrase

slightly:

Don't you think those trousers are a shade too tight?

a shade over/under The journey took us a shade over/under three hours.

a shade more/less Our new car cost us a shade more/less than we were expecting it to.

I think he's a shade taller than Ollie.

The cake was just a shade too dry for my taste.

His form this season has been a shade disappointing.

I thought her theory a shade fanciful, I must say.

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shade noun (DEGREE)

(Definición de shade del Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

shade | Diccionario de Inglés Americano

shade

noun

/ʃeɪd/

shade noun (DARKNESS)

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[ C/U ]

darkness and cooler temperatures caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun:

[ U ] The truck was parked in the shade.

[ C/U ]

A shade is a covering that is put over a light to make it less bright:

[ C ] The lamps had matching shades.

[ C/U ]

A shade is also a cover, usually attached at the top of a window, that can be pulled over a window to block the light or to keep people from looking in.

shade noun (DEGREE)

[ C ] art

a degree of darkness of a color:

He painted the room a beautiful shade of red.

[ C ]

A shade can also mean one type among several:

Simple yes-or-no questions can’t reveal all shades of opinion.

Expresión

a shade

shade

verb

/ʃeɪd/

shade verb (DARKEN)

[ T ]

to make part of something slightly darker:

Students shade the ovals on multiple-choice tests.

shade verb (CHANGE BY DEGREES)

[ I/T ]

to gradually change something, or to gradually change from one thing to another:

[ I ] The sky shaded from pink into red.

shade verb (BLOCK LIGHT)

[ T ]

to prevent direct light from shining on something:

She shaded her eyes with her hand.

The backyard is shaded by tall oaks.

a shade

idiom

slightly:

He weighs a shade under 300 pounds.

(Definición de shade del Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Ejemplos de shade

shade

Few shading experiments have provided the absolute measures of both incident radiation and crop structure necessary to develop a predictive approach.

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The height of the surrounding canopy was significantly different throughout ontogeny for gap and shade species.

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In tropical moist forest, advance regeneration in the form of shade-suppressed seedlings is a major component of regrowth in new gaps.

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Growing pepper in mixtures may provide natural shade and a more favourable microclimate for the developing vegetable crop.

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During the remainder of the year, the shade cloth was removed to simulate open deciduous forest canopy.

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Right inset illustrates the penetration depth by shading of the ellipses representing individual bacteria.

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Adaptability of the photosynthetic apparatus to light intensity in ecotypes from exposed and shaded habitats.

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The language has an extraordinary transparency, unity and simplicity of shading; it conceals an exceedingly skilful control of detail and pacing, and a factual economy.

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Open bars represent the cool dry season, shaded bars the hot-dry season and solid bars the rainy season.

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Natural infestations are common and epizootics may occur, especially on the ground in cool conditions with high relative humidity and heavy shade.

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Effect of shading on nonstructural carbohydrates and their turnover in culms and leaves during the grain filling period of spring wheat.

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This is not surprising because the oil palm leaves that protrude from the solitary stem provide much shade to the base of the tree.

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The 6 conserved cysteine residues are shaded in light grey.

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Days after transfer from shaded to full daylight pretreated!

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Therefore, dry forest species do not fit neatly into the shade-tolerant or shade-intolerant groups of species.

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dappled shade

Give bright dappled shade or morning sun.

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deep shade

Flies caught at camp, in deep shade.

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dense shade

The river bank is mostly overgrown by dense shade-trees, but there are numerous sand-banks, which are partially covered with long xerophilous grass.

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