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Verschleiern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cloud noun A visible mass of water droplets floating in the sky.
  • conceal verb To hide something from sight or keep it secret from others.
  • obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.
  • obscure adjective Not well known.
  • opaque adj Not allowing light to pass through; not transparent or translucent.
  • spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
  • veil noun A piece of thin fabric worn to cover the face or head, often for religious, cultural, or ceremonial reasons.
  • veiling noun The act of covering with a veil.

Senses

Verschleiern is used for these senses in English:

  • cloud (transitive) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).
  • conceal (transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
  • obfuscate To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
  • obscure (transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
  • opaque (obsolete, poetic) An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
  • opaque (transitive) To make, render (more) opaque.
  • spoof (transitive) To deceive.
  • veil (transitive) To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.

cloud — full definition

  1. noun A visible mass of water droplets floating in the sky.
  2. noun A mass of dust, smoke, or similar particles hanging in the air.
  3. noun Remote internet-based computing and storage, thought of as an abstract space rather than a physical machine.
  4. verb To make something unclear, gloomy, or hard to see or think about.

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