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Meanings of overshadow in anglès

portuguès
eclipsar

Be greater in significance than.

        eclipsar

        Make appear small by comparison.

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              Examples for "shadow"
              Examples for "shadow"
              1
              Diane Abbott, shadow public health minister, said government was not doing enough.
              The Guardian
              2
              Events surrounding CervicalCheck continue to cast a shadow over the health service.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Drummond employees say they continue working under the shadow of paramilitary violence.
              Reuters
              4
              One place for future corporate executives to find shadow-cabinet members: business school.
              BBC
              5
              The shadow energy secretary, Greg Clark, said: Conservatives strongly support this campaign.
              The Guardian
              1
              The island was also home to a dwarf elephant ancestor, for example.
              BBC
              2
              Youre a free dwarf now, and every private detective needs a partner.
              Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
              3
              The green dwarf swept the shell expertly against the ledge; leaped out.
              The Moon Pool
              4
              But Gonzalez's payments dwarf the meager handouts given previous computer crime informants.
              Wired
              5
              Yet this was not the best of it; for the dwarf said-
              The Prince and the Pauper
              Usage of overshadow in anglès
              1
              Try not to let one very small glitch overshadow the earlier hours.
              The South African
              2
              I think that does overshadow climate, said another student, Enrique Dominguez, 23.
              Reuters
              3
              Yet the settings never overshadow the songs: strident, confident, lush with melodies.
              The Guardian
              4
              It's unfortunate something like this will tend to overshadow a great performance.
              The Guardian
              5
              The row threatens to overshadow the Queen's reopening of parliament this afternoon.
              The Irish Times
              6
              THE Ritz-Carlton is coming to Melbourne to overshadow Australia's existing luxury hotels.
              News.com.au
              7
              If his end was unheroic, the blot does not overshadow his life.
              The Tragic Comedians: A Study in a Well-known Story — Volume 3
              8
              Sometimes, indeed, she seems to overshadow and hide him from our vision.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 / A Magazi...
              9
              To dream that you are undressing, foretells, scandalous gossip will overshadow you.
              Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
              10
              Don't let her failure to deliver Brexit overshadow her many other failures.
              The Guardian
              11
              Well, despite his earlier shame, this magnificent fortress-palace would overshadow everything else.
              Paul of dune
              12
              However global uncertainty will continue to overshadow the company and the whole industry.
              Reuters
              13
              I think the known risks far overshadow the unknown risks, at this point.
              The new yorker
              14
              But too often, experts say, economic issues overshadow important emotional considerations.
              Ebony
              15
              The nuclear crisis is likely to overshadow the 2011 sessions about low-carbon energies.
              Reuters
              16
              Japan's nuclear crisis is likely to overshadow the 2011 sessions about low-carbon energies.
              Reuters
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              Translations for overshadow
              portuguès
              eclipsar
              Overshadow through the time
              Overshadow across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common
              United Kingdom
              Less common