förtäckt — meaning in English

English meaning

• covert adjective Secret or hidden; done in a concealed way.
• oblique adjective Slanting; not straight up-and-down or side-to-side.
• veiled adj Covered by a veil.

Senses

förtäckt is used for these senses in English:

• covert (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
• oblique Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.
• veiled (figurative) Partly hidden or concealed.

covert — full definition

1. adjective Secret or hidden; done in a concealed way.
2. noun A thicket or dense area of undergrowth where game animals hide.
3. noun In birds, a small feather that covers the base of a larger flight feather.

oblique — full definition

1. adjective Slanting; not straight up-and-down or side-to-side.
2. adjective Indirect or evasive rather than straightforward.
3. noun The forward slash symbol (/).

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