тень — meaning in English

English meaning

• phantom noun A ghost or ghostly figure; something that appears real but has no physical substance.
• shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
• shadow noun A dark shape cast on a surface when something blocks light.

Senses

тень is used for these senses in English:

• eye shadow Makeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there.
• phantom Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
• shadow A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
• shadow Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.

phantom — full definition

1. noun A ghost or ghostly figure; something that appears real but has no physical substance.
2. adj Not real or not actually present, though it seems to be.

shade — full definition

1. noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
2. noun A particular variation of a color.
3. noun A subtly insulting remark (often "throw shade").
4. verb To block or shield from light.

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