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Vocabulary

Antonia: shadow

0Hello,02br
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00Can you pelase tell me what should the phrase in blue be like?02br
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00They have already got used to living 01font00with/under02font00 the shadow of another woman, with her habits, preferances and fears.02br
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00Thank you0-
  

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0Dear sir,02br 02br 00It is my opinion that we may live «under the shadow» or «in the shadow» of an important person. 02br 02br 00You will perhaps not be offended if I tell you that it is «preferences» not «preferances». 05002br 02br 00Kind regards, 05102br 02br 00Goldmund010id111id1

  • 0Dear sir,02br 02br 00It is my opinion that we may live «under the shadow» or «in the shadow» of an important person.
  • 02br 02br 00You will perhaps not be offended if I tell you that it is «preferences» not «preferances».
  • 05002br 02br 00Kind regards, 05102br 02br 00Goldmund010id111id1
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0Dear sir,02br
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00It is my opinion that we may live «under the shadow» or «in the shadow» of an important person. 02br
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00We may also live «with the shadow» of a dead or absent person.02br
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00I do not know which it is in your sentence.02br
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00You will perhaps not be offended if I tell you that it is «
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0Thank you Goldmund, of course I won't be offended. Please, do correct me whenever you see some mistake05002br
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00I think my context requires 01i00with the shadow02i00.02br
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00Thank you010id1
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0Acutally, I think we need more context. "In the shadow" means that the other woman is a figuratively large presence, and she sets the tone for what's going on. Others live "in her shadow" because she's the one in control. "My sister's fame as a child actress left us all living in her shadow."02br
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00The expression "with the shadow" is more metaphorical. To me, it sa
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0 The author literary says that the wife lives with the shadow of the mistress, but her husband is still cheating on her with the mistress. It is not an ex mistress. 0-

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