No. 3,830 in Russian
shadow
The Russian word for "shadow" is "тень" (tenʹ), meaning a dark area where light is blocked.
In a sentence
Тень дерева падала на землю.
The shadow of the tree fell onto the ground.
In this sentence, the word 'тень' (shadow) is used to denote the area of darkness created on the ground by an object blocking sunlight.
Она боялась своей собственной тени.
She was afraid of her own shadow.
Here, 'тени' (shadow) is used figuratively to represent one's fear or paranoia of something unlikely to cause harm.
Проект оказался в тени более крупной инициативы.
The project ended up in the shadow of a larger initiative.
In this context, 'тени' (shadow) figuratively represents being overshadowed or marginal compared to something more significant.
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