ombra

Definitions of ombra
  1. noun
    relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
  2. noun
    an inseparable companion
  3. noun
    a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
  4. noun
    an erroneous mental representation
    synonyms: illusione, inganno, miraggio, parvenza, simulacro, sogno
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    type of:
    apparizione
    a mental representation
  5. noun
    a mental representation of some haunting experience
    synonyms: fantasma, larva, lemure, spettro
  6. noun
    an unilluminated area
    synonyms: buio, oscurità, oscuro, scuro, tenebra
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    type of:
    scena, scenario
    the place where some action occurs
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