Light source, that is what direction the light is facing, also take care with shadowing. Just copy down into the sketch book you have at hand as accurately as possible.
Source: tatoeba (328189)
Shadowing
//ˈʃædəʊɪŋ//
Synonyms for "shadowing" (76 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (22)
Related words (38)
Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesderived
1 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
14 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 跟讀 /跟读 noun (speech repetition)
- 鸚鵡學舌 /鹦鹉学舌 noun (speech repetition)
Finnish
3 entries- kuullun toistaminen noun (speech repetition)
- varjostaminen noun (learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker)
- varjostuminen noun (effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission)
French
2 entries- effet de masque noun (effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission)
- observation noun (learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker)
German
1 entries- Schattenlesen noun (speech repetition)
Japanese
2 entries- シャドウイング noun (speech repetition)
- シャドーイング noun (speech repetition)
Russian
1 entries- шэ́доуинг noun (speech repetition)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- hospitiranje noun (learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker)
Spanish
1 entries- observar noun (learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker)
Turkish
1 entries- gölgeleme tekniği noun (speech repetition)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I want to be able to speak Japanese, so when I have the spare time, I'll do some shadowing.
Source: tatoeba (10768212)
There are […] in savage theology shadowings, quaint or majestic, of the conception of a Supreme Deity.
Source: wiktionary
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