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skugga — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • ghost noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
  • 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.
  • sleuth noun A detective, especially a skilled one who investigates crimes or mysteries.

Senses

skugga is used for these senses in English:

  • eclipse (transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.
  • ghost A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
  • shade (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.
  • shadow (particularly, espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
  • sleuth (intransitive, transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.

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.

ghost — full definition

  1. noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
  2. verb To suddenly stop all communication with someone, especially in a relationship, without any explanation.
  3. verb To secretly write or produce work credited to someone else (short for ghostwrite).
  4. verb To make a visual element look faint or grayed-out to show it can't currently be used.

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