Recent Examples on the Web
Use books or sturdy shallow boxes as risers on tables to add varying heights and more focal points.
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Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
Finally, there are other small, shallow charcoal grills that have a similar design to many portable gas grills.
—Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
Surprisingly, Red Sox third base coach Carlos Febles sent Refsnyder on Justin Turner’s shallow fly ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2023
Bogaerts put San Diego up 5-4 with an RBI single that bounced into shallow right field on a check-swing.
—George Henry, ajc, 8 Apr. 2023
That’s the ability of hack judges in backwater courthouses to interfere with policy by issuing nationwide injunctions based on specious or at least shallow legal arguments.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
An example of how private development might fit into larger adaptation efforts can be seen across the bay in Burlingame — a city in San Mateo County that filled shallow bay waters with soil as recently as the 1960s.
—John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2023
After they were removed and modified, eight of the hands were placed carefully in a shallow pit, with several more hands laid into another pit less than 1 meter away.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 5 Apr. 2023
What to Consider: The shallow design is more for splashing and hanging out than swimming.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
Dylan Carey then popped up to shallow right-center, but the ball went off the glove of both second baseman Erick Orbeta and right fielder Colson Lawrence for an error and a 5-1 lead.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 Feb. 2023
Mikey Kane smacked a bloop single to shallow right field in his final at-bat Friday, extending his hitting streak to five games this season.
—Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
Argyle had one player reach in the second inning on a popup to shallow right which fell for an error but could not plate the runner before being set down in order the next three innings.
—Dallas News, 25 May 2022
The Phillies nearly lost the game in the ninth inning when rookie Jeremy Peña sent a blooper to shallow right field.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022
After Grossman’s leadoff double in the fifth inning, the Tigers stranded him at second base, as Tucker Barnhart (lineout to shallow center), Willi Castro (strikeout) and Riley Greene (groundout) were retired.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2022
Then, Kimbrel threw another fastball over the plate that Caratini feathered to shallow right field, where Mookie Betts fielded it with no time to get a throw to the plate.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
Costal breathing refers to shallow breathing, in which your intercostal muscles (the muscles between the ribs) are used to inhale and expel air, Dr. Khurana says.
—Emilia Benton, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022
Yelich doubled to shallow left, beating the shift of Red Sox third baseman Bobby Dalbec.
—Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
The site’s unusually high concentration of the rare variety started out as a shallow seabed about 280 million years ago.
—Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2018
Featuring six shallow to deeper drawers, this organizer also has a top shelf with 12 mini compartments for holding lipsticks and nail polishes.
—Sam Peters, ELLE, 22 Feb. 2023
Playing shallow on Whit Merrifield, Taveras came up short on a liner into the gap in right center.
—Dallas News, 28 June 2022
Her breathing shallow, as if being suffocated by an invisible force.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
In a large shallow ovenproof pot, heat oil over medium-high heat.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2023
Put the chicken into a large cold shallow casserole pan and place on a high heat.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
Some on Wall Street are saying the central bank will start cutting rates late this year as inflation eases, keeping the recession shallow and sparking an equity-market rebound.
—Matt Wirz, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2023
The shallow magma reservoirs that feed Hawaii’s eruptions have been known about for some time.
—Robin George Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2022
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What does the word shallow mean?
According to the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language as well as Collins English Dictionary and American Heritage, the word shallow is an adjective meaning having little depth, or having little spatial extension inward or backward. This can be used literally to talk about physical depth in water or shallow breathing, but can also be used figuratively to describe a person or thing that lacks in depth of intellect, thought, knowledge or feeling, or that which penetrates only the easily perceived. The pronunciation of shallow is . The suffixes er and est can be added to the end of the word to create the superlatives shallower and shallowest, and ly can be added to make shallowly (adv.). Different suffixed can be added to create other tenses beside the present tense, like the present participle. Shallow is also a popular song from the film A Star is Born sung by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. It has been sung by many women’s voices throughout the years, and was nominated for an Oscar.
Many different languages also contain words that mean shallow (adj.). You may notice that some of these words look and sound similar to the word shallow and to each other. These are called cognates, which are words and phrases in different languages that look and sound similar and also mean similar things. These are often formed when two words have the same root or language of origin. This list of translations of shallow is provided by Word Sense.
- Mandarin: 淺, 浅 (qiǎn)
- Scottish Gaelic: eu-domhainn
- Armenian: ծանծաղ
- Catalan: pla, poc profund, superficial
- Georgian: მარჩხობი, წყალმარჩხი
- Latvian: sekls
- German: seicht, flach
- Ukrainian: мілкий (milkýj), неглибокий (nehlybókyj)
- Macedonian: плиток (plítok)
- Arabic: ضَحِل
- Danish: flad, lav
- Interlingua: pauco profunde
- French: peu profond
- Polish: płytki
- Swedish: ytlig (common)
- Italian: superficiale
- Esperanto: malprofunda
- Basque: azaleko
- Hungarian: lapos, sekély
- Occitan: superficial
- Russian: ме́лкий, неглубо́кий
- Lithuanian: seklus
- Japanese: 浅い (あさい, asai)
- Nynorsk: flat, lav, grunn
- Latgalian: seklys
- Romanian: plat, puțin adânc
- Slovak: plytký
- Persian: کم عمق (kam-omq), تنک (tonok), تخت (taxt)
- Bokmål: flat, lav, grunn
- Bashkir: һай
- Finnish: matala, laakea
- Greek: ρηχός
- Czech: mělký
- Portuguese: raso, superficial
- Spanish: poco profundo (masc.), superficial
What is the origin of the word shallow?
According to Etymonline, the word shallow has been used since 14c Middle English as schalowe to mean not deep. This is related to the Old English sceald which gives us the related word shoal. This has been used with regard to breathing since the 1870s, and of thought or feelings since the 1580s. The noun, usually written as shallows, has been used since the 1570s.
How can the word shallow be used in a sentence?
The word shallow can be used in many different sentences in the English language. Using words in a sentence or making flashcards and quizzes for yourself are all great ways to memorize a word’s definition. Try using this word of the day in a sentence today! Below are many examples of shallow.
The children played in the shallow end of the pool for safety. The swimming pool had part of a playing area and the stretch of shallow water was near the seating area, unlike the deep end, so parents could keep an eye on the children.
Jackson hit the baseball into the shallow left field, and it wasn’t enough to let him return back to home plate before he was outed.
The woman filled the shallow pan with onions, and made penetration with shallow cuts on the outer surface of the potatoes. She rubbed the chicken with a spice mixture and placed the shallow dish into the oven to cook.
The man took shallow breaths, only taking in a small amount of air with each inhalation. He was in shock after his attempted robbery, and had night after night of shallow fretful sleep after the incident.
The woman grew tired of much conversation. She felt most people she interacted with were shallow people who only cared about appearances.
Maria shoved her clothes into the shallow closet. She couldn’t wait to start renovations and receive a great spatial extension to her wardrobe.
The friends decided to wade in the shallow beachhead. Their friend ventured into the deep body of water, but quickly scurried back to the shallow portion when he felt something slimy touch his leg.
What are synonyms and antonyms of the word shallow?
There are many different words that a person can use in place of the word shallow. These are called synonyms, which are words and phrases that have the same definition as another word or phrase. Learning synonyms is a great way to expand your vocabulary and avoid repeating yourself. This list of synonyms is provided by Thesaurus.
- flimsy
- shoal
- puerile
- uncritical
- flat
- trifling
- lightweight
- cursory
- piddling
- meaningless
- frivolous
- inane
- sand bar
- farcical
- empty
- surface
- vain
- paltry
- wishy-washy
- trivial
- slight
- skin-deep
- petty
- flighty
- idle
- superficial
- empty-headed
- frothy
- shelf
- foolish
- inconsiderable
- featherbrained
- unsound
- simple
- half-baked
- sketchy
- hollow
- unthinking
- depthless
There are also numerous different words that mean the opposite of the word shallow. These opposite words are called antonyms. Learning antonyms is another great way to expand your English language vocabulary. This list of antonyms for the word shallow is also provided by Thesaurus.
- buried
- subterranean
- immersed
- low
- unfathomable
- abyssal
- distant
- inmost
- wide
- underground
- broad
- fathomless
- downreaching
- bottomless
- beneath
- deep
- submerged
- yawning
- subaqueous
- abysmal
- sunk
- deep-seated
- below
- profound
- submarine
- far
- rooted
Overall, the word shallow means not deep. This word can be used literally and figuratively.
Sources:
- shallow: meaning, origin, translation | Word Sense
- SHALLOW Synonyms: 70 Synonyms & Antonyms for SHALLOW | Thesaurus
- DEEP Synonyms: 214 Synonyms & Antonyms for DEEP | Thesaurus
- shallow | Origin and meaning of shallow | Online Etymology Dictionary
- Shallow | Definition of Shallow | Merriam-Webster
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мелкий, мелководный, мелководье, отмель, мель, мелеть, уменьшать глубину
прилагательное ↓
- мелкий, мелководный; неглубокий
shallow stream — мелкий ручей 
shallow sea — мелководное море
shallow tray — плоский поднос
shallow hole — неглубокая яма
shallow steps — пологие ступени
shallow lens — плоская линза
- поверхностный, ограниченный; пустой
существительное ↓
- часто мелкое место, мелководье, мель; отмель
the shallow of the river — брод
глагол
- мелеть
- уменьшать глубину
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a shallow groove cut into the cliff — неглубокая канавка, вырубленная в скале
a reaction to a world full of shallow materialism — реакция на мир, полный мелочной меркантильности
the shallow pragmatism of customers — узкий практицизм потребителей
shallow roots of a tree — неглубокие корни
shallow breathing — неглубокое дыхание
shallow play — несерьёзная, неглубокая пьеса
shallow explanation — поверхностное объяснение
shallow depth of soil — небольшая мощность почвенного слоя
shallow water effect — влияние отмели
shallow fog — низкий [стелющийся] туман
shallow foundation — фундамент неглубокого заложения
shallow-draught — мелкосидящий
Примеры с переводом
I consider her to be shallow.
Я считаю её поверхностным человеком.
Alligators live in the shallows.
Аллигаторы водятся на мелководье.
His breathing became very shallow.
Его дыхание стало неглубоким.
Theirs is only a shallow friendship.
У них некрепкая дружба.
Elm trees have shallow roots.
У вязов (деревья) неглубокие корни.
His breathing was shallow and his pulse was weak.
Его дыхание было неглубоким, а пульс — слабым.
The silt shallowed the canal
Ил сделал канал мелководным. / Из-за ила канал обмелел.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
Her breath came in shallow gasps. 
His breathing was shallow and uneven.
Her boyfriends were all shallow creeps.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
Формы слова
adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): shallower
прев. степ. (superlative): shallowest
Other forms: shallows; shallower; shallowest; shallowing; shallowed
The adjective shallow can describe things that aren’t very deep, like a shallow puddle, or people who don’t have much emotional or intellectual depth, like shallow people who judge others on their looks and how much money they have.
Shallow likely comes from the Old English word sceald, which means «shoal,» the water near a shoreline. So, shallow describes something that is close to the surface — like the shallow roots of a newly-planted tree or a person whose interest in someone or something isn’t very deep. For instance, a shallow person might go to the opening of a new art exhibition not so much to see the artworks as meet the wealthy people on the museum’s board of trustees.
Definitions of shallow
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adjective
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
“shallow water”
“a
shallow dish”“a
shallow cut”“a
shallow closet”“established a
shallow beachhead”“hit the ball to
shallow left field”-
Synonyms:
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ankle-deep, knee-deep
coming only to the ankle or knee
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fordable
shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle
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neritic
relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast
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reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoaly
full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals
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ankle-deep, knee-deep
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adjective
lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
“shallow people”
“his arguments seemed
shallow and tedious”-
Synonyms:
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superficial
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
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superficial
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adjective
not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
“shallow breathing”
“a night of
shallow fretful sleep”“in a
shallow trance”-
Synonyms:
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light, wakeful
(of sleep) easily disturbed
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light, wakeful
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noun
a stretch of shallow water
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“The silt
shallowed the canal”-
synonyms:
shoal
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“the lake
shallowed over time”-
synonyms:
shoal
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type of:
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature
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change
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English schalowe (“not deep, shallow”); apparently related to Middle English schalde, schold, scheld, schealde (“shallow”), from Old English sċeald (“shallow”), from Proto-Germanic *skal-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, dry out”).[1] Related to Low German Scholl (“shallow water”). See also shoal.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃaləʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃæl.oʊ/
- Rhymes: -æləʊ
- Hyphenation: shal‧low
Adjective[edit]
shallow (comparative shallower, superlative shallowest)
- Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
- This crater is relatively shallow.
- Saute the onions in a shallow pan.
- Extending not far downward.
- The water is shallow here.
- Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
- It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle.
- Lacking interest or substance.
- The acting is good, but the characters are shallow.
- Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
- shallow learning
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- The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the French king.
- (obsolete) Not deep in tone.
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the sound perfecter and not so shallow and jarring
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- (tennis) Not far forward, close to the net.
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2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian[1]:
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Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory.
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- (angles) Not steep; close to horizontal.
- a shallow climb; a shallow descent; a shallow bank angle
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1922 July 24, Aviation Magazine:
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The planes then flew side by side with motors wide open in a very shallow climb….
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1968 December 20, CBS Evening News:
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If they [the Apollo astronauts] come in too steeply, they will be crushed in the Earth’s atmosphere. If they come in too shallow, they will skip out and go into Earth orbit and not be able to return.
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Antonyms[edit]
- deep
Derived terms[edit]
- given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow
Translations[edit]
having little depth and significantly less deep than wide
- Albanian: cekët (sq)
- Arabic: ضَحِل (ḍaḥil)
- Armenian: ծանծաղ (hy) (cancał)
- Bashkir: һай (hay)
- Basque: azaleko (eu)
- Belarusian: ме́лкі (mjélki), неглыбо́кі (njehlybóki)
- Bikol Central: hababaw (bcl)
- Bulgarian: пли́тък (bg) (plítǎk)
- Catalan: pla (ca), poc profund, superficial (ca)
- Cebuano: mabaw
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 淺／浅 (zh) (qiǎn)
- Cornish: bas
- Czech: mělký (cs)
- Danish: flad (da), lav (da)
- Dutch: ondiep (nl), laag (nl)
- Esperanto: malprofunda
- Even: арбукун (arʙukun)
- Evenki: арба (arba)
- Finnish: matala (fi), laakea (fi) (of vertical depth i.e. depth downwards), syvyydeltään kapea, syvyyssuunnassa kapea (of horizontal depth, such as of a shelf or cabinet)
- French: peu profond, superficiel (fr)
- Galician: superficial m or f
- Georgian: მარჩხობი (marčxobi), წყალმარჩხი (c̣q̇almarčxi)
- German: flach (de); (of bodies of water also) seicht (de), untief
- Greek: ρηχός (el) (richós)
- Ancient: βροχθώδης (brokhthṓdēs)
- Hungarian: lapos (hu), sekély (hu)
- Interlingua: pauco profunde
- Irish: éadomhain, tanaí
- Italian: superficiale (it)
- Japanese: 浅い (ja) (asai)
- Komi-Zyrian: ляпкыдін (ľapkydin), лажмыдик (lažmyďik)
- Korean: 얕다 (ko) (yatda)
- Latgalian: seklys
- Latin: vadōsus
- Latvian: sekls (lv)
- Lithuanian: seklus
- Macedonian: плиток (plitok)
- Manchu: ᠮᡳᠴᡳᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ (micihiyan)
- Mansaka: mababaw
- Manx: aaghowin
- Maori: kōranga (of plant roots), kirimoko, pāhakehake (referring to the shape of the hull of a boat), pākihikihi (of the depth of water), koraha (of the depth of water over tidal mudflats), pāpaku (of the depth of water)
- Maranao: mababaw
- Mari:
- Eastern Mari: куакш (kuakš), таляка (taľaka)
- Western Mari: коаш (koaš)
- Nanai: харба
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: flat (no), lav (no), grunn (no)
- Nynorsk: flat, lav, grunn
- Occitan: superficial
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: мѣлъкъ (mělŭkŭ)
- Old English: undēop
- Persian: کم عمق (kam-‘omq), تنک (fa) (tonok), تخت (fa) (taxt)
- Plautdietsch: flak
- Polish: płytki (pl), niegłęboki, miałki (pl) (dialectal)
- Portuguese: raso (pt), superficial (pt)
- Quechua: ch’aqcha
- Romanian: plat (ro), puțin adânc
- Russian: ме́лкий (ru) (mélkij), неглубо́кий (ru) (neglubókij)
- Scottish Gaelic: eu-domhainn
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: пли́так
- Roman: plítak (sh)
- Slovak: plytký
- Slovene: plitev
- Spanish: poco profundo m, superficial (es)
- Swedish: ytlig (sv) c
- Tagalog: mababaw
- Thai: ตื้น (th) (dtʉ̂ʉn)
- Tocharian B: tparṣke
- Udmurt: куаси (kuaśi), лазег (laźeg)
- Ukrainian: мілки́й (milkýj), неглибо́кий (nehlybókyj), плитки́й (plytkýj)
- Veps: madal
- Vietnamese: nông (vi), cạn (vi)
- Welsh: bas (cy)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: mevavew
- Zazaki: qam
extending not far downward
- Armenian: ծանծաղ (hy) (cancał)
- Bashkir: һай (hay)
- Bulgarian: плитък (bg) (plitǎk)
- Burmese: တိမ် (my) (tim)
- Catalan: superficial (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 淺／浅 (zh) (qiǎn)
- Cornish: bas
- Czech: mělký (cs)
- Danish: lav (da), lavvandet (da) (body of water)
- Dutch: ondiep (nl)
- Finnish: matala (fi)
- French: peu profond
- German: seicht (de)
- Greek: ρηχός (el) (richós)
- Hungarian: sekély (hu)
- Indonesian: dangkal (id)
- Irish: éadomhain, tanaí
- Italian: poco profondo
- Latvian: sekls (lv)
- Macedonian: плиток (plitok)
- Manx: aaghowin
- Maori: pāpaku (of water depth), pakiranga (of the ground, soil), pākihikihi (of the depth of water)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: grunn (no)
- Nynorsk: grunn
- Plautdietsch: flak
- Polish: płytki (pl)
- Portuguese: superficial (pt)
- Russian: ме́лкий (ru) (mélkij)
- Scottish Gaelic: eu-domhainn
- Spanish: superficial (es)
- Swedish: ytlig (sv) c, grund (sv) (when referring to water)
- Thai: ตื้น (th) (dtʉ̂ʉn)
- Turkish: sığ (tr)
- Ukrainian: мілки́й (milkýj)
- Veps: madal
- Welsh: bas (cy)
- Zazaki: qam
concerned mainly with superficial matters
- Belarusian: паве́рхневы (pavjérxnjevy), павярхо́ўны (pavjarxóŭny)
- Bulgarian: повърхностен (bg) (povǎrhnosten)
- Catalan: superficial (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 膚淺／肤浅 (zh) (fūqiǎn), 淺薄／浅薄 (zh) (qiǎnbó)
- Czech: povrchní (cs)
- Danish: overfladisk
- Dutch: oppervlakkig (nl)
- Finnish: pinnallinen (fi)
- French: superficiel (fr)
- Georgian: ზედაპირული (zedaṗiruli), წვრილმანი (c̣vrilmani)
- German: oberflächlich (de)
- Greek: ρηχός (el) (richós)
- Hungarian: sekélyes (hu)
- Italian: superficiale (it) m or f
- Japanese: 浅い (ja) (asai)
- Macedonian: површен (površen)
- Maori: ngākau pāpaku
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: overfladisk (no), overflatisk
- Nynorsk: overflatisk
- Polish: miałki (pl), powierzchowny (pl)
- Portuguese: superficial (pt)
- Russian: пове́рхностный (ru) (povérxnostnyj), ме́лкий (ru) (mélkij)
- Scottish Gaelic: eu-domhainn, faoin
- Spanish: superficial (es)
- Swedish: ytlig (sv) c
- Thai: ตื้น (th) (dtʉ̂ʉn)
- Turkish: sığ (tr)
- Ukrainian: поверхне́вий (poverxnévyj), неглибо́кий (nehlybókyj), зо́внішній (zóvnišnij)
- Zazaki: çelqam
lacking interest or substance
- Catalan: superficial (ca)
- Czech: povrchní (cs)
- Danish: åndsforladt
- Finnish: pinnallinen (fi)
- French: superficiel (fr)
- Georgian: ზედაპირული (zedaṗiruli)
- German: oberflächlich (de)
- Greek: ρηχός (el) (richós)
- Hungarian: felszínes (hu), felületes (hu)
- Italian: superficiale (it)
- Macedonian: површен (površen)
- Maori: ngākau pāpaku
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: overfladisk (no), overflatisk
- Nynorsk: overflatisk
- Portuguese: desinteressante (pt)
- Russian: пове́рхностный (ru) (povérxnostnyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: faoin, eu-domhainn
- Spanish: superficial (es), desinteresante m
- Swedish: ytlig (sv) c
- Ukrainian: поверхо́вий (poverxóvyj), неглибо́кий (nehlybókyj), побі́жний (pobížnyj)
not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
Translations to be checked
- Dutch: (please verify) ondiep (nl) (1, 2), (please verify) oppervlakkig (nl) (3, 4)
- Italian: (please verify) poco profondo (1, 2); (please verify) superficiale (it) (3)
- Romanian: (please verify) superficial (ro)
- Spanish: (please verify) poco profundo (1, 2); (please verify) superficial (es) (3, 4)
- Swedish: (please verify) grund (sv)
- Turkish: (please verify) sığ (tr) (2, 3, 4)
Noun[edit]
shallow (plural shallows)
- A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
- The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.
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1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
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A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but […] upon shallows of gravel.
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1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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dashed on the shallows of the moving sand
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1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine:
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It happened that, as I was watching some of the little people bathing in a shallow, one of them was seized with cramp and began drifting downstream.
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- A fish, the rudd.
- (historical) A costermonger’s barrow.
- 1871, Belgravia (volume 14, page 213)
- You might have gone there quite as easily, and enjoyed yourself much more, had your mode of conveyance been the railway, or a hansom, or even a costermonger’s shallow.
- 1871, Belgravia (volume 14, page 213)
Usage notes[edit]
- Usually used in the plural form.
Translations[edit]
shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water
- Albanian: cekëtinë (sq) f
- Bulgarian: плитчина (bg) f (plitčina)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 淺灘／浅滩 (zh) (qiǎntān)
- Czech: mělčina (cs) f
- Dutch: ondiepte (nl) f
- Finnish: matalikko (fi), matala (fi)
- French: haut-fond (fr) m, baisse (fr) f, bas-fond (fr) m (dated)
- German: Untiefe (de) f
- Alemannic German: Gelungg m
- Greek:
- Ancient: τέναγος n (ténagos)
- Hebrew: רְדֵדָה (he) f (rededah)
- Indonesian: dangkalan (id)
- Italian: secca (it) f
- Japanese: 川瀬 (かわせ, kawase)
- Korean: 여울 (ko) (yeoul)
- Latin: vadum (la) n
- Macedonian: плитак m (plitak)
- Maori: pāti, mitimiti
- Polish: mielizna (pl) f
- Portuguese: raso (pt), rasa (pt)
- Russian: мель (ru) f (melʹ), о́тмель (ru) f (ótmelʹ)
- Scottish Gaelic: tanalachd f
- Spanish: bajo (es) m, bajofondo m
- Swedish: grund (sv) c
- Ukrainian: мілина́ f (milyná)
- Zazaki: qam
See also[edit]
- sandbank
- sandbar
- shoal
Verb[edit]
shallow (third-person singular simple present shallows, present participle shallowing, simple past and past participle shallowed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become less deep.
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2009 February 6, Andrew Z. Krug et al., “Signature of the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction in the Modern Biota”, in Science[2], volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 767-771:
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The shallowing of Cenozoic age-frequency curves from tropics to poles thus appears to reflect the decreasing probability for genera to reach and remain established in progressively higher latitudes ( 9 ).
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References[edit]
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 927
Anagrams[edit]
- hallows