overshadow in Russian
overshadow in Russian is заслоня́ть, затмева́ть, превосходить — overshadow means to fall across something and hide it from the light.
overshadow in Russian
заслоня́ть
Pronounced: zaslonyat
(transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
затмева́ть
Pronounced: zatmevat
(transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
заслоня́ть
Pronounced: zaslonyat
(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
затмева́ть
Pronounced: zatmevat
(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
превосходить
Pronounced: prevoskhodit
(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
What does "overshadow" mean?
- verb To fall across something and hide it from the light.
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verb To be so much more noticeable or important than something else that it makes it seem unimportant by comparison.
"President Obama gave an important press conference today and even took questions from the press, but all of this was overshadowed by the fact that Obama debuted one of the ugliest suits in the history of this great nation."
- verb To cover something and keep it safe.
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overshadow in a sentence
- President Obama gave an important press conference today and even took questions from the press, but all of this was overshadowed by the fact that Obama debuted one of the ugliest suits in the history of this great nation.
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What is "overshadow" in Russian?
"overshadow" in Russian is заслоня́ть, затмева́ть, превосходить. overshadow means: To fall across something and hide it from the light.
How do you pronounce заслоня́ть?
"overshadow" in Russian is заслоня́ть, pronounced "zaslonyat".
Are there other ways to say "overshadow" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 3 translations listed for "overshadow": заслоня́ть, затмева́ть, превосходить.
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