disguise

disguise
1. transitive verb
1) verkleiden [Person]; verstellen [Stimme]; tarnen [Gegenstand]

disguise oneself — sich verkleiden

2) (misrepresent) verschleiern

there is no disguising the fact that ... — es lässt sich nicht verheimlichen, dass ...

3) (conceal) verbergen
2. noun
Verkleidung, die; (fig.) Maske, die

wear a disguise — verkleidet sein

in the disguise of — verkleidet als

in disguise — verkleidet

* * *
1. verb
1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) verkleiden, verstellen
2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) verbergen
2. noun
1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) die Verkleidung
2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) die Verkleidung
* * *
dis·guise
[dɪsˈgaɪz]
I. vt
1. (mask)
to \disguise oneself [as sb/sth] sich akk [als jd/etw] verkleiden
2. (change appearance)
to \disguise sth etw verschleiern [o unkenntlich machen]
to \disguise a fact eine Tatsache verbergen [o verschleiern]
to \disguise one's voice seine Stimme verstellen
to \disguise sth etw verbergen [o verstecken]
to \disguise one's feelings seine Gefühle verbergen
to \disguise a blemish einen Fehler kaschieren [o verdecken
II. n (for body) Verkleidung f; (for face) Maske f
to put on a \disguise sich akk verkleiden
he put on a false beard as a \disguise er tarnte sich mit einem falschen Bart
to wear a \disguise verkleidet sein
in \disguise verkleidet, getarnt
* * *
[dIs'gaɪz]
1. vt
unkenntlich machen; voice verstellen; vehicle, aircraft, building tarnen; fear, dislike verbergen; taste kaschieren; facts, mistakes, interest verschleiern

to disguise oneself/sb as — sich/jdn verkleiden als

superstition disguised as faith — Aberglaube, der unter dem Deckmantel des Glaubens daherkommt

2. n (lit)
Verkleidung f; (of vehicle, aircraft, building) Tarnung f; (fig) Deckmantel m

in disguise —

in the disguise of — verkleidet als/getarnt als/unter dem Deckmantel von

* * *
disguise [dısˈɡaız]
A v/t
1. verkleiden (as als):
he disguised himself as a policeman
2. seine Handschrift, Stimme verstellen
3. Absichten, Fakten etc verschleiern, Gefühle etc verbergen:
there is no disguising the fact that … die Tatsache lässt sich nicht verschleiern, dass …
B s
1. Verkleidung f:
as a disguise als Verkleidung;
in disguise
a) verkleidet,
b) fig verkappt;
in the disguise of verkleidet als ( B 2); academic.ru/7489/blessing">blessing
2. fig Maske f:
in the disguise of unter der Maske oder dem Deckmantel (gen)( B 1)
3. Verstellung f
4. Verschleierung f:
make no disguise of kein Hehl machen aus
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) verkleiden [Person]; verstellen [Stimme]; tarnen [Gegenstand]

disguise oneself — sich verkleiden

2) (misrepresent) verschleiern

there is no disguising the fact that ... — es lässt sich nicht verheimlichen, dass ...

3) (conceal) verbergen
2. noun
Verkleidung, die; (fig.) Maske, die

wear a disguise — verkleidet sein

in the disguise of — verkleidet als

in disguise — verkleidet

* * *
n.
Mummenschanz m.
Verstellung f. v.
tarnen v.
verkleiden v.

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