shroud

shroud
1. noun
1) Leichentuch, das (veralt.)
2) (fig.): (of fog, mystery, etc.) Schleier, der
2. transitive verb
einhüllen

shroud something in something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hüllen

* * *
1. noun
1) (a cloth wrapped around a dead body.) das Leichentuch
2) (something that covers: a shroud of mist.) die Hülle
2. verb
(to cover or hide: The incident was shrouded in mystery.) hüllen
* * *
shroud
[ʃraʊd]
I. n
1. (burial wrapping) Leichentuch nt
2. (covering) Hülle f
\shroud of dust Staubschicht f
\shroud of fog Nebelschleier m
a \shroud of secrecy (fig) ein Mantel m der Verschwiegenheit fig
II. vt
to \shroud sth etw einhüllen
\shrouded in darkness in Dunkelheit eingehüllt
\shrouded in fog in Nebel gehüllt, nebelverhangen geh
\shrouded in mystery (fig) geheimnisumwoben geh, geheimnisumwittert geh
to \shroud sth in scaffolding etw einrüsten
to \shroud sth in secrecy (fig) etw geheim halten
* * *
[ʃraʊd]
1. n
1) Leichentuch nt, Totenhemd nt
2) (fig) Schleier m

a shroud of smoke — Rauchschwaden pl

a shroud of secrecy — der Schleier eines Geheimnisses

3) pl (NAUT) Wanten pl
2. vt
1) (lit) in ein Leichentuch hüllen
2) (fig) hüllen

the whole thing is shrouded in mystery — die ganze Angelegenheit ist von einem Geheimnis umgeben

* * *
shroud [ʃraʊd]
A s
1. Leichentuch n, Totenhemd n
2. fig Hülle f, Schleier m:
shroud of mist Nebel-, Dunstschleier;
a shroud of secrecy surrounds … ein Schleier des Geheimnisses umgibt …
3. pl SCHIFF Wanten pl
4. TECH Ummantelung f
5. auch shroud line FLUG Fangleine f (am Fallschirm)
B v/t
1. in ein Leichentuch (ein)hüllen
2. TECH ummanteln
3. fig in Nebel, Geheimnis etc hüllen:
shrouded in mystery geheimnisumwoben
4. fig verschleiern
* * *
1. noun
1) Leichentuch, das (veralt.)
2) (fig.): (of fog, mystery, etc.) Schleier, der
2. transitive verb
einhüllen

shroud something in something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hüllen

* * *
n.
Leichentuch n.

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