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a la sombra

in the shade

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in the shade Can also be used figuratively to mean being overshadowed by someone or something more famous or important.
SP: Nos sentamos a la sombra para descansar un rato.
EN: We sat in the shade to rest for a while.

Entraremos a la sombra de la Tierra, y se pondrá muy frío.

We will enter the Earth's shadow, and it will get very cold.

— Salyut-7: Héroes en el espacio (2017)

Vive a la sombra de su famoso padre.

He lives in the shadow of his famous father.

Tom y Mary se sentaron a la sombra del árbol, tocando sus guitarras.

Tom and Mary sat in the shade of the tree, playing their guitars.

El sol pega duro a esta hora del día, mejor quédate a la sombra.

The sun is strong at this time of day, it's best to stay in the shade.

Se sentaron a la sombra de un árbol.

They sat down in the shade of a tree.

Esta pared está siempre a la sombra.

This wall is always in the shade.

Descansé a la sombra de un árbol.

I rested in the shade of a tree.

Pasará un tiempo a la sombra.

He’ll spend some time behind bars.

Tom descansó a la sombra de un árbol.

Tom rested in the shade of a tree.

Vamos a sentarnos a la sombra.

Let’s sit in the shade.

Se sentaron a la sombra de ese gran árbol.

They sat down in the shade of that big tree.

El poder se queda a la sombra.

Power remains in the shadows.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Hacía tanto calor, que me puse a descansar a la sombra.

It was so hot that I went to rest in the shade.

Ven a la sombra.

Come into the shade.

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Sentémonos a la sombra de ese árbol.

Let's sit in the shade of that tree.

Se ponen nerviosos a la sombra de la montaña.

They get nervous in the shadow of the mountain.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

El parque está a la sombra.

The park is in the shade.