Grammatical class

Noun

ombre

shade, shadow

Details

Syllables

om-bre

Phonetics

ɔ̃bʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

54914

Freq. (movies)

36023

Freq. (news)

2761

Variants

Sentences

L'ombre pâlit.

The shadow is fading.

A1

C’est une ombre.

It is a shadow.

A1

Tu me fais de l'ombre.

You're blocking my light.

A1

Il a peur de son ombre.

He is in fear of his own shadow.

A1

L'arbre projette un longue ombre.

The tree casts a long shadow.

A2

Une lionne se reposait à l'ombre.

A lioness was resting in the shade.

A2

Les arbres procurent de l'ombre.

Trees provide shade.

B1

Elle a peur de son propre ombre.

She is afraid of her own shadow.

B1

Elle porte de l'ombre à paupière.

She's wearing eye shadow.

B1

Nous nous sommes reposés à l'ombre.

We had a rest in the shade.

B1

La fille avait peur de son ombre.

The girl was afraid of her own shadow.

B2

Des créatures étaient tapies dans l'ombre.

There were creatures lurking in the shadows.

B2