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1 cloak
kləuk
1. noun(a loose outer garment without sleeves, covering most of the body; something that conceals: a woollen cloak; They arrived under cloak of darkness.) capa
2. verb(to cover or hide: He used a false name to cloak his activities.) ocultarcloak n capatr[kləʊk]1 (garment) capa2 figurative use (cover) capa, manto1 encubrir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be cloaked in something estar envuelto,-a en algounder the cloak of darkness al amparo de la nochecloak ['klo:k] vt: encubrir, envolver (en un manto de)cloak n: capa f, capote m, manto munder the cloak of darkness: al amparo de la oscuridadn.• capa (Textil) s.f.• capote s.m.• caspa s.f.• manto s.m.• tapado s.m.v.• amantar v.• cubrir v.• demudar v.• disfrazar v.• disimular v.• embozar v.• encapotar v.
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transitive verb \<\<purpose/activities\>\> encubrir*to be cloaked IN something — (in darkness, mist) estar* envuelto en algo
[klǝʊk]the whole affair was cloaked in secrecy — todo el asunto estuvo rodeado de un velo or un manto de secreto
1.N capa f, manto munder the cloak of darkness — (fig) al amparo de la oscuridad
2.VT (=cover) cubrir (in, with de); (fig) encubrir, disimulara cloaked figure — una silueta envuelta or embozada en una capa
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transitive verb \<\<purpose/activities\>\> encubrir*to be cloaked IN something — (in darkness, mist) estar* envuelto en algo
the whole affair was cloaked in secrecy — todo el asunto estuvo rodeado de un velo or un manto de secreto
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2 cloak
s.1 capa.2 manto, rebozo, sayo.vt.cloaked in secrecy rodeado(a) de secreto2 encubrir, camuflar, enmascarar, cubrir.3 vestir con una capa, encapotar.4 arrebozar.vi.1 encapotar.2 ocultar, encubrir (purpose, activities); paliar. (pt & pp cloaked) -
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4 cloak-and-dagger
tr[kləʊkən'dægəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (meeting) secreto,-a2 (play, book) de capa y espadaadj.• de capa y espada adj.['klǝʊkǝn'dæɡǝ(r)]ADJ [activity] clandestino; [play] de capa y espada; [story] de agentes secretos -
5 cloak hanger
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6 cloak room
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7 cloak with sleeves
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8 cloak of sediments
English-Spanish dictionary of Geography > cloak of sediments
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9 cloak hanger
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10 cloak rack
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11 cloak room
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12 cloak-and-dagger
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13 cloak-and-dagger play
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14 cloak-and-dagger stories
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15 cloak-and-dagger story
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16 blow with a cloak
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17 bullfighter's cloak
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18 cover with a cloak
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19 hooded cloak
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20 lady's cloak with a hood
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