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overshadow [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ] vb (tr)
1. to render insignificant or less important in comparison 2. to cast a shadow or gloom over ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
overshadow verb 1. spoil, ruin, mar, wreck, scar, blight, mess up, take the edge off, put a damper on, cast a gloom upon, take the pleasure or enjoyment out of Her mother's illness overshadowed her childhood. 2. outshine, eclipse, surpass, dwarf, rise above, upstage, outclass, take precedence over, be superior to, tower above, be head and shoulders above, steal the limelight from, leave or put in the shade, render insignificant by comparison, throw into the shade I'm sorry to say that she overshadowed her less attractive sister. Translations overshadow [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ] VT 1. (lit) → hacer sombra a 2. (fig) → eclipsar it was overshadowed by greater events → fue eclipsado por sucesos de mayor trascendencia the event was overshadowed by his death → su muerte ensombreció el acontecimiento overshadow [ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊ] vt (= cloud) [+ event, feeling] → assombrir v overshadow [əuvəˈʃadou] to make less important especially by being much better than With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister. oorskadu يَتَفَوَّق على، يُلْقي ظِلاّ على засенчвам zastínit overskygge in den Schatten stellen επισκιάζω hacer sombra, eclipsar varjutama تحت الشعاع قرار دادن؛ کم اهمیت کردن jättää varjoon éclipser לְהַאֲפִיל על- ज्यादा अच्छा प्रदर्शन कर किसी चीज का महत्व घटा देना zasjeniti háttérbe szorít mengungguli skyggja á offuscare, mettere in ombra 見劣りさせる …을 볼품 없게 보이게 하다 nustelbti, užtemdyti aizēnot membayangi overschaduwen overskygge zaćmić fazer sombra a a eclipsa затмевать zatieniť zasenčiti zaseniti överskugga ทำให้ลดความสำคัญลง gölgede bırakmak 使相形見絀,使......失色 затьмарювати ماند کردينا làm lu mờ 使相形见绌,使......失色 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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How many generations of the majestic trees which overshadow them have grown and flourished and decayed since first they were erected! They were warlike little nations and defied, in those days, governments that overshadow them now as mountains overshadow molehills. On its extreme end an oak stretched forward, as if to overshadow with its branches a spot which its roots were forbidden to enter. |
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