Meanings (ES + gloss)
sombra
Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
Temps rose to a sweltering 40 degrees Celsius in the shade.
The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
persiana
Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
Also, people with darker skin tend to have lower blood levels of vitamin D because the pigment (melanin) acts like a shade, reducing production of vitamin D (and also reducing dama…
Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here.
matiz • tono • umbral
A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
Thus light and colours, as white, red, yellow, blue, with their several degrees or shades, and mixtures, as green, scarlet, purple, sea-green, and the rest, come in only by the eye…
cuereada • rajadura
Subtle insults.
Why did you paint your room chartreuse? No shade; I'm genuinely curious.
throw shade
Phrases
Roman shadecandle-shadecellular shadeeyeshadelampshademade in the shadenightshadepet lamp-shadeput in the shaderoller shadeseven shadesshade ballshade carriershade clothshade horsetailshade tree mechanicshadefulshadelessshadelesslyshadinessshadysilver shadesmoke-shadesunshadetable-shadeturn a number of shades of redwall-shade
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
matizar
To alter slightly.
Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them.
You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
tirar
To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.
This small group will be most conveniently treated with the emotional division, into which it shades.
adumbrar • oscurecer • sombrear
To darken, particularly in drawing.
I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows.