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fachada — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • facade noun The front exterior wall of a building.
  • front noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
  • smokescreen noun A cloud of smoke used to hide troops or movement.

Senses

fachada is used for these senses in English:

  • front A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
  • smokescreen (figuratively) Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract.

facade — full definition

  1. noun The front exterior wall of a building.
  2. noun A false or misleading outward appearance that hides someone's true feelings or a situation's true nature.

front — full definition

  1. noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
  2. noun A field of activity or effort, especially when several are happening at once.
  3. noun A person, business, or activity that conceals something else, usually illegal.
  4. noun A false or fake appearance put on to impress or mislead others.
  5. noun Weather: the boundary between two air masses of different temperature, often bringing rain.

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