veil
veil · veils · veiled · veiling
ховати, сховати, сховатися
скрыть, скрывать, спрятать
verhüllen, verschleiern
To dress in, or decorate with, a veilTo dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
/veɪl/
» Is that a veiled threat?
Это скрытая угроза? — begll
Це прихована загроза? — deniko
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
verschleiern, verhüllen
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
(transitive)To conceal as with a veil.
The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.
verhüllen
Examples
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By meaning 1
dress in or decorate with a veil:
Origin
From Middle English veil, veyl, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French veil (“sail, veiFrom Middle English veil, veyl, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French veil (“sail, veil, shroud”) (Francien Old French voil, French voile), Latin vēlum (“cloth, covering”). Displaced Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”) (compare German Schleier). Doublet of velum and voile.
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Forms
veils, veiling, veiled, veiledSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing:obscureblot outobliteratehide
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle