einen Schatten vorauswerfen

to cast a shadow ahead

Türkçe: gölgesini önden düşürmek

Noun

Schatten m.

Verb

vorauswerfen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der neue Konkurrent wirft bereits einen langen Schatten voraus.

How it is used

Figuratively means to foreshadow future problems or consequences. Formal register. Use in business reports or news articles about a company's looming financial troubles. Not used in everyday chat.

Other verbs that go with Schatten

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdn. in den Schatten stellento outshine someone
• über seinen Schatten springento overcome one's limits
• Schatten spendento provide shade
• im Schatten stehento be overshadowed by someone more prominent

All collocations with Schatten