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cloak [kləʊk]1. noun( = hide) masquer3. compounds* * *[kləʊk] 1.1) ( garment) cape f; (long, worn by men) houppelande f2) fig (front, cover)2.to be a cloak for — servir de couverture à [operation etc]
transitive verb1) ( surround)to cloak something in ou with — entourer quelque chose de [anonymity, secrecy]
cloaked in — enveloppé dans [darkness]; enveloppé de [ambiguity, secrecy]
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A n2 fig (front, cover) to be a cloak for servir de couverture à [operation etc] ; a cloak of respectability un voile de respectabilité.B vtr1 ( surround) to cloak sth in ou with entourer qch de [anonymity, secrecy, humour] ; to cloak sth in respectability jeter un voile de respectabilité sur qch ; cloaked in enveloppé dans [darkness] ; enrobé de [language, style] ; enveloppé de [ambiguity, secrecy] ;2 (hide, disguise) masquer [belief, intentions]. -
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cloak [kləʊk]1 noun(cape) grande cape f;∎ figurative under the cloak of darkness sous le couvert de la nuit, à la faveur de l'obscurité;∎ as a cloak for his illegal activities pour cacher ou masquer ses activités illégales(a) (cover with cloak) revêtir d'un manteau(b) figurative masquer, cacher;∎ cloaked with or in secrecy/mystery empreint de secret/mystère
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