masquerade
An assembly or party of people wearing masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with…An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
» I've been invited to a masquerade party.
Ich bin zu einer Maskenparty eingeladen worden.
Ich wurde zu einer Maskenparty eingeladen.
Значение
значений: 7(также, атрибутивное)An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
Near-synonym: costume party
I was invited to the masquerade at their home.
Maskenspiel, Maskerade
маскара́дmaskarád, бал-маскара́дbal-maskarád
маскара́дmaskarád, бал-маскара́дbal-maskarád
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
(также, атрибутивное)The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
(также, атрибутивное, переносно)An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
Maskerade
маскара́дmaskarád
(также, атрибутивное, переносно)An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(также, атрибутивное, сленг)A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(также, атрибутивное, устаревшее)A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(также, атрибутивное, устаревшее, редкое)A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
Примеры
предложений: 10I've been invited to a masquerade party.
deIch bin zu einer Maskenparty eingeladen worden.
What is the reason for this masquerade?
К чему этот маскарад?
Sami began masquerading as a physician.
Sami was masquerading as a physician.
I advise you to end the masquerade.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
The noun is borrowed from Middle French mascarade, masquarade, masquerade (modern French mThe noun is borrowed from Middle French mascarade, masquarade, masquerade (modern French mascarade (“masquerade, masque; farce”)), and its etymon Italian mascherata (“masquerade”), from maschera (“mask”) + -ata. Maschera is derived from Medieval Latin masca (“mask”): see further there. The English word is cognate with Late Latin masquarata, Portuguese mascarada, Spanish mascarada.
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Формы
мн. число: masqueradesСинонимы
синонимов: 7- making a false outward show:charade
- a party of guests wearing costumes and masks:masquerade partymasquemask
- a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party:fancy dressmasquerade costume