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jättää varjoonsa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dwarf noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
  • eclipse noun An event where one astronomical body passes in front of another, blocking it from view, such as the Moon passing in front of the Sun.
  • overpower verb To defeat or subdue someone using greater strength or force.
  • overshadow verb To obscure something by casting a shadow.

Senses

jättää varjoonsa is used for these senses in English:

  • dwarf (transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny; to be much larger than.
  • dwarf (transitive) To make appear insignificant.
  • dwarf To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
  • eclipse (transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
  • overpower (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
  • overshadow (transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

dwarf — full definition

  1. noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
  2. noun In folklore, a small humanlike being often skilled in crafting and mining.
  3. verb To make something appear much smaller by comparison.

eclipse — full definition

  1. noun An event where one astronomical body passes in front of another, blocking it from view, such as the Moon passing in front of the Sun.
  2. verb To overshadow something, making it seem less important or noticeable by comparison.

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