shadow

/ˈʃædəʊ/ noun [C, U]

Translation

› a dark area made by something that is stopping the light

gölge, loşluk, yarı karanlık

The tree had cast (= made) a long shadow.1500

beyond/without a shadow of a doubt › If something is true beyond a shadow of a doubt, it is certainly true.

zerre kadar bir şüphe olmayan; hiç su götürmeyen; en ufak bir kuşku içermeyen; kesinlikle doğru

1758

cast a shadow over sth › to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant

gölge düşürmek, berbat etmek

The bombing has cast a shadow over the Queen's visit.985

(Definition of shadow noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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