pedinare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- shadow noun A dark shape cast on a surface when something blocks light.
- shag noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
- stalk noun The stem of a plant, or a similar stem-like part.
- tail noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
- trail verb To follow closely behind someone or something.
Senses
pedinare is used for these senses in English:
- shadow (particularly, espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- shag To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play.
- stalk (transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.
- tail To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- trail (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
shadow — full definition
- noun A dark shape cast on a surface when something blocks light.
- noun A person who secretly follows or closely monitors another.
- verb To follow and observe someone closely, often to learn their job.
- adjective Operating informally or unofficially while acting like a real authority.
shag — full definition
- noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
- noun Coarse, shredded tobacco.
- noun A cormorant-like seabird found along European coasts (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).
- verb To have sex with someone (crude slang).