cloak
A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the backA long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
» It's a cloak-and-dagger operation.
Es ist eine Spionageoperation.
Это секретная операция.
Значение
значений: 4A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
Umhang, Pelerine
плащplašč, ма́нтияmántija, наки́дкаnakídka
a loose outer garment
A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
Deckmantel
покро́вpokróv
(переносно)That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
anything that covers or conceals
(интернет)A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
Примеры
предложений: 34It's a cloak-and-dagger operation.
Это секретная операция.
deEs ist eine Spionageoperation.
She cloaked her disappointment with a smile.
Она скрыла свое разочарование, улыбнувшись.
deSie versteckte ihre Enttäuschung hinter einem Lächeln.
What is that mourning cloak you're wearing?
Что это на тебе за траурное одеяние?
Under the cloak of anonymity, cowards are acting like bigmouths.
Под покровом анонимности у боягузов прорезается красноречие.
deUnter dem Deckmantel der Anonymität werden Feiglinge zu Maulhelden.
The conference was cloaked in secrecy.
deDie Konferenz wurde geheim gehalten.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 2
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (“travelling cloak”), from MediFrom Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (“travelling cloak”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so called from the garment’s bell-like shape”), of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos, ultimately imitative.
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