Shade, shadow - Sombra (The 803rd Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Shade, shadow is Sombra. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 803rd most common word in Spanish. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about house, nature & weather, materials & quality. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: shade, shadow

Spanish: sombra

Examples


It was so hot that I got into the shade and took a rest.	Hacía tanto calor, que me puse a descansar a la sombra.
It is a shadow.	Es una sombra.
There's no light without a shadow.	No hay luz sin sombra.
The girl was afraid of her own shadow.	La muchacha tenía miedo de su propia sombra.
His shadow on the wall looked sad.	Su sombra en la pared parecía triste.
It was nothing but the shadow of a tall tree.	Solo era la sombra de un gran árbol.
I won't sell this tree shade.	No voy a vender la sombra de este árbol.
He is afraid of his own shadow.	Tiene miedo de su propia sombra.

She's only a shadow of her former self.	Ella es solo una sombra de su antiguo yo.
It was cool in the shade of the trees.	Estaba fresco bajo la sombra de los árboles.
The tree cast a long shadow.	El árbol proyectaba una larga sombra.
We had a rest in the shade.	Nosotros descansamos en la sombra.
Let's take a rest in the shade.	Tomemos un descanso bajo la sombra.
They sat in the shade of that big tree.	Se sentaron en la sombra de ese árbol grande.
They sat in the shade of a tree.	Se sentaron a la sombra de un árbol.
She is afraid of her own shadow.	Ella está asustada de su propia sombra.
The shadow of the stick is visible.	La sombra del bastón es visible.
It's a shadow.	Es una sombra.
A dark shadow passed behind Tom.	Una sombra oscura pasó por detrás de Tom.
The tree casts a long shadow.	El árbol proyecta una larga sombra.
I saw a shadow move behind that tree	Vi una sombra moverse detrás de ese árbol.