| Principal Translations |
| the shade n | uncountable (area not in sunlight) | sombra nf |
| | Emma didn't want to get sunburn, so she sat in the shade. |
| | Emma no se quería quemar, así que se sentó a la sombra. |
| shade n | uncountable (with no article: darkness) | oscuridad nf |
| | Half of the playing field was in bright sunlight, the other half was in shade. |
| | La mitad del campo de juego estaba al sol, la otra mitad a la oscuridad. |
| shade n | US (parasol, awning to block sun) | sombrilla nf |
| | | sombrajo nm |
| | Ned adjusted the shade to keep the sun off his laptop screen. |
| | Ned ajustó al sombrilla para alejar la luz de la pantalla de su laptop. |
| shade n | (color: tone, tint) | tono nm |
| | | matiz nm |
| | I really like this shade of blue. |
| | Me gusta mucho este tono de azul. |
| shade n | (lampshade: cover for a light) | pantalla nf |
| | Tina bought a pretty table lamp with a floral shade. |
| | Tina compró una hermosa lámpara de mesa con una pantalla floral. |
| shade [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (protect from sun) | tapar del sol loc verb |
| | | proteger del sol loc verb |
| | The trees shaded the garden. |
| | Los árboles tapan el sol del jardín. |
| shade [sb/sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (protect from sun) | proteger contra el sol loc verb |
| | | guarecer a la sombra loc verb |
| | | poner a la sombra loc verb |
| | The parasol shaded the patio from the sun. |
| | La sombrilla protegía el patio contra el sol. |
| shade [sth]⇒ vtr | (art: apply tonal values to) | colorear⇒ vtr |
| | | matizar⇒ vtr |
| | Melanie shaded her drawing of a horse. |
| | Melanie coloreó su dibujo del caballo. |
| shade [sth] vtr | (colour, tint) | sombrear⇒ vtr |
| | Ben shaded his picture in tones of red and green. |
| | Ben sombreó su pintura con tonos de rojo y verde. |
| Additional Translations |
| a shade adv | figurative (somewhat, a little) | pizca nf |
| | | poquito nm |
| | My brother's a shade taller than me. |
| | Julia moved her wheelchair a shade closer to the table. |
| | Mi hermano es una pizca más alto que yo. |
| a shade of [sth] n | (hint, small amount of [sth]) | dejo de nm + prep |
| | | pizca de nf + prep |
| | There's a shade of oregano in this sauce. |
| | Hay un dejo de orégano en la salsa. |
| shade n | figurative (variety) | matices nmpl |
| | | variedad nf |
| | Every shade of left-wing politics is represented in the party. |
| | Todos los matices de la política de izquierda están representados en el partido. |
| shade n | literary (ghost) | fantasma nm |
| | Hamlet sees his father's shade stalking the castle's battlements. |
| | Hamlet ve al fantasma de su padre acosando las almenas del castillo. |
| shades npl | informal (sunglasses) | gafas de sol nfpl + loc adj |
| | | gafas oscuras nfpl + adj |
| | | lentes de sol nmpl + loc adj |
| | | anteojos de sol nmpl + loc adj |
| | Maggie put on her shades and stepped out into the sunlight. |
| | Maggie se puso las gafas de sol y salió a la luz del sol. |