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Distinktionen shade - shadow är det förmodligen fler än jag som har svårt för. Din skugga på marken, alltså den tvådimensionella figuren, är the shadow - men när något befinner sig inom rymden av din slagskugga är det in the shade.
They found shade under a tree.
There was no shade to be found anywhere.
They found shade in the shadow of a building.
They ate lunch in the shade.
The moon was bright, and they hid in the shadow of the truck.
They stuck to the shadows to avoid detection.
He grew up in the shadow of his brother.
A shadow loomed in the doorway.
The rumor followed him like a shadow.
We shadowed him all the way to the station before losing sight of him in the crowd.
A shadow came over her face when she heard his name.
Palme cast a long shadow over his successors.
He runs a shady business. (skum, halvkriminell)
The illegal payments occurs through a shadowy network of middlemen. (okänd för allmänhet, ljusskygg; men också skum ibland)
His shadow grew long in the late hours of the day.