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sortir de l'ombre

French, verb/sɔʁ.tiʁ də l‿ɔ̃bʁ/

sortir de l'ombre is a French verb meaning “to come out of the shadows, to emerge from the shadows” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se montrer”.

What does sortir de l'ombre mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to come out of the shadows, to emerge from the shadows

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Se montrer. 2. Montrer quelque chose de caché ou d’oublié.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce sortir de l'ombre?

  • /sɔʁ.tiʁ də l‿ɔ̃bʁ/
  • \sɔʁ.tiʁ də l‿ɔ̃bʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.