cień
Meaning
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- shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked)
- shadow (dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by an object)
- shadow, outline (faintly visible object)
- shadow, husk (inferior or faint representation)
- shadow, shade, ghost
- eyeshadow
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ɕɛɲ/
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těnь.
New
cienić
- to beshade, to beshadow, to shadow (to cast a shadow over, to block light from)
- to shade (to darken)
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Sentences
" Po twarzy mego przyjaciela , przebiegł wyraźny cień zawodu."
"A clear shadow of disappointment ran over my friend's face."
— Więc pojedziemy wąwozem — rzekł — bo tam jest cień .
“Then we'll go down the ravine,” he said, “because there's a shadow there.”
