shadowy

shadowy
['ʃædəʊɪ]
aggettivo
1) (dark) [path, woods] ombroso; [corridor] in ombra
2) (indistinct) [image, outline] confuso, indistinto; [form] vago, indistinto
3) (mysterious) losco, misterioso
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adjective
1) (full of shadows: shadowy corners.) ombroso
2) (dark and indistinct: A shadowy figure went past.) vago, incerto
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shadowy /ˈʃædəʊɪ/
a.
1 ombroso; ombreggiato: shadowy forests, foreste ombrose
2 illusorio; irreale; chimerico: a shadowy hope, una speranza illusoria
3 vago; nebuloso; confuso; indistinto; oscuro: a shadowy human form, una forma umana indistinta
4 (fig.) confuso; nebuloso; vago; incerto: the shadowy line between right and wrong, l'incerta linea che separa il torto dalla ragione
shadowiness
n. [u]
1 ombreggiatura; ombrosità
2 illusorietà; irrealtà
3 vaghezza; nebulosità; oscurità.
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['ʃædəʊɪ]
aggettivo
1) (dark) [path, woods] ombroso; [corridor] in ombra
2) (indistinct) [image, outline] confuso, indistinto; [form] vago, indistinto
3) (mysterious) losco, misterioso

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