l'
/ɔ̃bʁ/
Translation
shade, shadow
Word origin
From Latin umbra ('shade, shadow'). English 'umbrella', 'umbrage' and 'sombre' all go back to the same noun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- umbra
- English cognates
- umbrella, umbrage, sombre
Grammar
Examples
déjeuné l' ' .
We had lunch in the shade of a big tree.
'allongeait .
His shadow stretched along the wall.
l'.
It is thirty degrees in the shade.
l' .
She worked behind the scenes for years.
' l' ' .
There is not the shadow of a doubt.
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