Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cast a shadow
French translation:
jeter une ombre
English term
France
It's all about the context
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
cast a shadow
Higiro, the director of Radio Rwanda, analyzed its initial success this way:
“These broadcasts were like a conversation among Rwandans who knew each other well and were relaxing over some banana beer or a bottle of Primus [the local beer] in a bar.
It was a conversation without a moderator and without any requirements as to the truth of what was said.
The people who were there recounted what they had seen or heard during the day.”
The exchanges covered everything: rumors circulating on the hills, news from the national radio, conflicts among local political bosses and other topics that ***cast a shadow*** over the dangerous speech being penetrated.
| 4 +9 | jettent une ombre |
Robin Dufaye
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| 4 | dissimulaient |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 1 | reléguaient dans l'ombre |
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
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Non-PRO (1): GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
France
Quality and reliability
Native in: French
Works in: Spanish to French, English to French, French
dissimulaient
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