conceal

conceal
transitive verb
verbergen (from vor + Dat.)

conceal the true state of affairs from somebody — jemandem den wirklichen Sachverhalt verheimlichen

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[kən'si:l]
verb
(to hide or keep secret: He concealed his disappointment from his friends.) verbergen
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con·ceal
[kənˈsi:l]
vt
▪ to \conceal sth [from sb] etw [vor jdm] verbergen [o verheimlichen]
to \conceal evidence Beweismaterial zurückhalten [o unterschlagen]
to \conceal information from sb jdm Informationen vorenthalten
to \conceal one's surprise seine Überraschung verbergen
to \conceal the truth die Wahrheit verschweigen
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[kən'siːl]
vt
(= hide) object, emotions, thoughts verbergen; (= keep secret) verheimlichen (sth from sb jdm etw)

why did they conceal this information from us? — warum hat man uns diese Informationen vorenthalten?

to conceal the fact that ... —

the chameleon was completely concealed against its background — das Chamäleon war nicht mehr von seiner Umgebung zu unterscheiden

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conceal [kənˈsiːl] v/t (from vor dat)
1. allg verbergen:
a) auch TECH verdecken, kaschieren:
concealing power Deckkraft f (von Farben)
b) verstecken
c) verborgen halten, geheim halten, verschleiern:
concealed assets WIRTSCH (Konkursrecht) verschleierte Vermögenswerte, (Buchführung) unsichtbare Aktiva;
concealed damage verborgener oder latenter Schaden
d) verschweigen, verhehlen, verheimlichen
2. MIL verschleiern, tarnen:
conceal by smoke vernebeln
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transitive verb
verbergen (from vor + Dat.)

conceal the true state of affairs from somebody — jemandem den wirklichen Sachverhalt verheimlichen

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(from) v.
verbergen (vor) v. v.
kaschieren v.
verbergen v.

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