затмевать — meaning in English
zatmevat
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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.
- murk noun Darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment.
- overshadow verb To obscure something by casting a shadow.
- upstage verb To draw attention away from someone else, often deliberately.
Senses
затмевать is used for these senses in English:
- eclipse (transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
- murk (intransitive) To make murky or be murky; to cloud or obscure, or to be clouded or obscured.
- overshadow (transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
- overshadow (transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
- upstage (figurative, transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
dwarf — full definition
- noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
- noun In folklore, a small humanlike being often skilled in crafting and mining.
- verb To make something appear much smaller by comparison.
eclipse — full definition
- 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.
- verb To overshadow something, making it seem less important or noticeable by comparison.