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ombra

shadow

noun OHM-brah Less Common
Animals & Nature Weather

Origin: from Latin umbra

Also means

shade

Usage Note

Ombra means both 'shadow' (the dark shape) and 'shade' (relief from sun), so stare all'ombra is 'to stay in the shade'. In Venice it whimsically also means a small glass of wine. The plural is ombre.

Examples

"Ci sediamo all'ombra dell'albero."

Natural Translation

We sit in the shade of the tree.

Literal Translation

We sit at-the-shade of-the-tree.

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