What does ombrage in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word ombrage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ombrage in French.
The word ombrage in French means shade, resentment, umbrage, shady, shade, shadow, put 's nose out of joint, overshadow, take umbrage, take umbrage with. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word ombrage
shadenom masculin (ombre faite) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Nous nous reposons sous les ombrages des tilleuls. We are resting in the shade of the lime trees. |
resentment, umbragenom masculin (préjudice) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je ne pense pas que l'ombrage dû à ses collègues soit volontaire. I don't think he can help feeling resentment towards his colleagues. |
shadyadjectif (à l'abri du soleil) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il appréciait la terrasse ombragée. |
shadeverbe transitif (couvrir d'ombre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Une pergola ombrageait la terrasse. |
shadowverbe transitif (littéraire (couvrir en assombrissant) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Une belle barbe brune ombrage son visage. |
put 's nose out of jointlocution verbale (gêner, déranger [qqn]) (figurative, informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Le chef n'aime pas qu'on lui fasse ombrage à propos des nouvelles technologies. |
overshadow(nuire au prestige de [qqn]) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Son ascension porte ombrage à ses collègues. |
take umbragelocution verbale (se sentir vexé) |
take umbrage with(être gêné par, se vexer de) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Le directeur prend ombrage de son adjointe. |
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