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1 velare
velare1 v.tr.1 to veil; to cover with a veil: velare una statua, to veil (o to cover) a statue; in Arabia le donne si velano il viso, in Arabia women veil their faces2 (fig.) ( offuscare) to dim, to cover: le lacrime gli velavano gli occhi, his eyes were dimmed with tears; la nebbia velava la luce della luna, the mist veiled the moonlight // l'emozione gli velava la voce, emotion muffled his voice3 (fig.) ( nascondere) to veil, to conceal; to disguise: velare una verità, to conceal a truth; velare le proprie intenzioni, to disguise one's intentions.◘ velarsi v.rifl. to veil oneself, to cover oneself◆ v.intr.pron. (fig.) to mist; ( di voce) to get* husky: gli occhi le si velarono di lacrime, her eyes became misty with tears.* * *I [ve'lare]1. vt(anche), fig to veil, cover2. vip (velarsi)(occhi, luna) to mist over, (voce) to become huskyII [ve'lare] agggli occhi le si velarono di pianto o lacrime — her eyes clouded with tears
Ling velar* * *[ve'lare] Iaggettivo e sostantivo femminile velarII 1.verbo transitivo1) (coprire con un velo) to veil [volto, statua]2) (offuscare) [ nubi] to veil [ cielo]; [ espressione] to mist [ sguardo]2.verbo pronominale velarsi1) (coprirsi con un velo) [ persona] to veil [ volto]2) (offuscarsi) [ cielo] to cloud over; [ sguardo] to become* misty, to cloud over; (diventare fioco) [ voce] to get* husky* * *velare1/ve'lare/agg. e f.velar.————————velare2/ve'lare/ [1]1 (coprire con un velo) to veil [volto, statua]2 (offuscare) [ nubi] to veil [ cielo]; [ espressione] to mist [ sguardo]; le lacrime le velavano gli occhi her eyes were clouded with tearsII velarsi verbo pronominale2 (offuscarsi) [ cielo] to cloud over; [ sguardo] to become* misty, to cloud over; (diventare fioco) [ voce] to get* husky; gli occhi gli si velarono di lacrime his eyes misted over with tears. -
2 velare
I [ve'lare]1. vt(anche), fig to veil, cover2. vip (velarsi)(occhi, luna) to mist over, (voce) to become huskyII [ve'lare] agggli occhi le si velarono di pianto o lacrime — her eyes clouded with tears
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3 offuscare
offuscare v.tr. to darken, to dim, to obscure, to cloud; to blur (anche fig.): il fumo aveva offuscato il cielo, the smoke had darkened the sky; la sua gloria non verrà mai offuscata, his glory will never be dimmed; le lacrime le offuscarono gli occhi, tears blurred her eyes; il tempo offusca la memoria, time dims the memory; gli anni offuscarono la sua bellezza, non la sua fama, time dimmed her beauty but not her fame.◘ offuscarsi v.intr.pron. to grow* dark, to darken; to grow* dim, to become* obscured (anche fig.): il cielo si offuscò, the sky grew dark; durante la malattia gli si offuscò la vista, his sight grew dim (o became blurred) during his illness; la sua fama si offuscò, his fame became obscured (o grew dim).* * *[offus'kare]1. vt2. vip (offuscarsi)(vedi vt), to darken, grow dark; to become obscured; to grow dim, (fig : sguardo) to cloud over* * *[offus'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to darken [ cielo]2) [ fumo] to cloud, to blur, to dim [ vista]; fig. to cloud [giudizio, memoria]; to obscure [ verità]; to tarnish [ felicità]2.verbo pronominale offuscarsi1) [ cielo] to darken, to cloud (over), to haze; [immagine, visione] to be* blurred; [ paesaggio] to mist over; fig. [memoria, ricordi, bellezza] to dim, to fade2) [ sguardo] to waver, to become* sombre* * *offuscare/offus'kare/ [1]1 to darken [ cielo]2 [ fumo] to cloud, to blur, to dim [ vista]; fig. to cloud [giudizio, memoria]; to obscure [ verità]; to tarnish [ felicità]; offuscare i sensi to dull sensesII offuscarsi verbo pronominale1 [ cielo] to darken, to cloud (over), to haze; [immagine, visione] to be* blurred; [ paesaggio] to mist over; fig. [memoria, ricordi, bellezza] to dim, to fade; mi si è offuscata la vista my sight is growing dim2 [ sguardo] to waver, to become* sombre.
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