shadow

ombre

Forme sombre sur une surface, créée par une personne ou une chose qui bloque la lumière.

En anglais simple : A dark shape on a surface made when someone or something blocks the light.

• My shadow is on the wall.
• The trees cast long shadows across the road.
• Why does your shadow move when you move?

Synonymes : silhouette

Expressions courantes : cast a shadow, long shadow, shadow on something

ombre, obscurité

Obscurité d'un endroit où peu de lumière arrive.

En anglais simple : Darkness in a place where little light reaches.

• His face was in shadow.
• The room filled with shadow after sunset.
• Deep shadows hid the far end of the hall.

Synonymes : darkness, gloom

Contraires : light

Expressions courantes : in shadow, deep shadow, shadow and light, shadow beneath something

ombre pluviométrique, zone d’ombre

Zone où un obstacle empêche la pluie, les signaux radio ou autre chose de parvenir.

En anglais simple : An area where an obstacle blocks something, such as rain or radio signals.

• The valley lies in a rain shadow.
• The mountains create a rain shadow to the east.
• The receiver stopped working in the tower’s radio shadow.

Expressions courantes : rain shadow, radio shadow, shadow zone

du cabinet fantôme

Dans l'opposition, chargé de suivre et de contester le travail d'un ministre précis.

En anglais simple : In an opposing political party, with responsibility for following and challenging a particular government minister’s work.

• The shadow minister criticized the plan.
• She joined the shadow cabinet last year.
• The shadow chancellor proposed a different tax policy.

Expressions courantes : shadow minister, shadow cabinet, shadow chancellor

officieux, parallèle

Qui fonctionne comme une organisation ou un système officiel sans en avoir l'approbation formelle.

En anglais simple : Working like an official organization or system without formal approval.

• They created a shadow IT team.
• A shadow economy operates outside official controls.
• The audit found several shadow systems within the company.

Synonymes : unofficial, unauthorized

Contraires : official

Expressions courantes : shadow organization, shadow system, shadow economy

de l’ombre, caché

Qui exerce un pouvoir ou une influence sans être connu ou reconnu publiquement.

En anglais simple : Having power or influence without being publicly known or recognized.

• He became the company’s shadow leader.
• A shadow ruler made the important decisions.
• Her shadow leadership shaped the project without attracting attention.

Synonymes : behind-the-scenes, hidden

Expressions courantes : shadow leader, shadow leadership, shadow ruler

observer, accompagner

Accompagner quelqu'un au travail pour apprendre comment il fait son métier.

En anglais simple : To follow someone at work so you can learn how they do their job.

• I will shadow a nurse tomorrow.
• She shadowed the manager for a week.
• Can students shadow staff during the summer?

Expressions courantes : shadow a doctor, shadow someone at work

filer, suivre

Suivre quelqu'un de près sans qu'il s'en aperçoive.

En anglais simple : To follow someone closely without letting them know.

• A detective shadowed the suspect.
• Two officers shadowed her through the city.
• He realized someone had been shadowing him all day.

Synonymes : tail, follow, track

Expressions courantes : shadow someone closely, shadow a suspect