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1 cloak
1. nounUmhang, der; Mantel, der (hist.)use something as a cloak for something — etwas als Deckmantel für etwas benutzen
2. transitive verba cloak of secrecy — ein Mantel des Schweigens
1) [ein]hüllen2) (fig.)cloaked in mist/darkness — in Nebel/Dunkel gehüllt
something is cloaked in secrecy — über etwas (Akk.) wird der Mantel des Schweigens gebreitet
* * *[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.) der Mantel2. verb(to cover or hide: He used a false name to cloak his activities.) verhüllen- academic.ru/13494/cloakroom">cloakroom* * *[kləʊk, AM kloʊk]I. nunder the \cloak of darkness im Schutz der DunkelheitII. vt▪ to \cloak sth etw verhüllento be \cloaked in mist in Nebel gehüllt seinto be \cloaked in secrecy geheim gehalten werden* * *[kləʊk]1. n (lit)Umhang m; (fig = disguise) Deckmantel m; (= veil of secrecy etc) Schleier m2. vt (fig)verhüllenfog cloaked the town — die Stadt war in Nebel gehüllt
* * *cloak [kləʊk]A s2. fig Deckmantel m:the cloak of secrecy der Schleier des Geheimnisses;3. ZOOL Mantel m (der Weichtiere)B v/t2. fig bemänteln, verhüllen* * *1. nounUmhang, der; Mantel, der (hist.)2. transitive verb1) [ein]hüllen2) (fig.)cloaked in mist/darkness — in Nebel/Dunkel gehüllt
something is cloaked in secrecy — über etwas (Akk.) wird der Mantel des Schweigens gebreitet
* * *n.Deckmantel m.Mantel -¨ m. -
2 cloak
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 -
3 cloak
I [kləʊk]1) (garment) mantello m.2) fig.II [kləʊk]to be a cloak for — servire da copertura per [ operation]
1) (surround)to cloak sth. in o with coprire con [anonymity, secrecy]; to cloak sth. in respectability — gettare un manto di rispettabilità su qcs
2) (disguise) mascherare, nascondere [belief, intentions]* * *[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.) mantello, manto2. verb(to cover or hide: He used a false name to cloak his activities.) mascherare* * *[kləʊk]1. ncappa, mantello2. vt* * *cloak /kləʊk/n.1 mantello; manto2 (fig.) manto; copertura: a cloak of secrecy, un manto di segretezza; under the cloak of, sotto il manto di● cloak-and-dagger, segreto; cospiratorio; di spionaggio; di mistero.(to) cloak /kləʊk/v. t.2 (fig.) ammantare; mascherare, dissimulare; nascondere.* * *I [kləʊk]1) (garment) mantello m.2) fig.II [kləʊk]to be a cloak for — servire da copertura per [ operation]
1) (surround)to cloak sth. in o with coprire con [anonymity, secrecy]; to cloak sth. in respectability — gettare un manto di rispettabilità su qcs
2) (disguise) mascherare, nascondere [belief, intentions] -
4 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.
I kləʊk
II
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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I [kləʊk]
II
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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5 cloak
[kləʊk, Am kloʊk] nunder the \cloak of darkness im Schutz der Dunkelheit vtto \cloak sth etw verhüllen;to be \cloaked in mist in Nebel gehüllt sein;to be \cloaked in secrecy geheim gehalten werden -
6 cloak
[kləuk] 1. npeleryna f2. vt ( fig)to be cloaked in — (mist, secrecy) być okrytym +instr
* * *[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.) peleryna, osłona2. verb(to cover or hide: He used a false name to cloak his activities.) ukrywać -
7 under a cloak of smth.
(under a (или the) cloak of smth.)под прикрытием чего-л.; под покровом (ночи и т. п.)They escaped, under the cloak of night. — Они спаслись бегством под покровом ночи.
The talks proceeded under a cloak of secrecy. — Переговоры проходили в атмосфере секретности.
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8 pull aside
vt▪ to \pull aside sb aside jdn zur Seite nehmen [o beiseitenehmen]* * *pull aside v/t zur Seite schieben:the cloak of secrecy was pulled aside fig der Schleier des Geheimnisses wurde gelüftet -
9 покров
м.1) (верхний слой, покрывающий что-л) coverпо́чвенный покро́в — topsoil, soil covering
травяно́й покро́в — herbage
ледо́вый покро́в — ice cover
2) анат. integumentко́жный покро́в — skin, integument
волосяно́й покро́в — hair growth
3) церк. shroud; ( на гроб) pall4) мн. поэт. ( лёгкие одежды) clothes, covers5) книжн. ( прикрытие) cover, shroud, veil••под покро́вом та́йны — under a cloak of secrecy
под покро́вом но́чи поэт. — under (the) cover of night
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10 secreto
adj.1 secret, backstairs, backstage, covert.2 secret, undeclared.3 secret, hidden.m.1 secret, secrecy.2 secret, hidden fact.3 secret, hidden know-how.4 soundboard, sounding board.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: secretar.* * *► adjetivo1 secret1 (lo reservado) secret2 (reserva) secrecy\en secreto secretlyguardar un secreto to keep a secretsecreto a voces familiar open secretsecreto de estado state secretsecreto profesional (práctica) professional secrecy————————1 (lo reservado) secret2 (reserva) secrecy* * *1. (f. - secreta)adj.2. noun m.1) secret2) secrecy* * *1. SM1) (=confidencia) secretconfiar o contar un secreto a algn — to tell sb a secret
en secreto — in secret, secretly
estar en el secreto — frm to be in on the secret
hacer secreto de algo — frm to be secretive about sth, keep sth secret
secreto de confesión — (Rel) confessional secret
secreto de Polichinela — frm open secret
mantener 1., 2), b)secreto de sumario, secreto sumarial, debido al secreto del sumario o sumarial — because the matter is sub judice
2) (=clave) secret¿cuál es el secreto de su éxito? — what is the secret of her success?
3) (=reserva) secrecy4) (=cajón) secret drawer5) (=combinación) combination2.ADJ secret* * *I- ta adjetivo secretIIa) ( información confidencial) secretlos preparamos en secreto — we prepared them secretly o in secret
revelar un secreto — to give away o reveal a secret
no es ningún secreto que... — it is no secret that...
b) ( truco) secret* * *I- ta adjetivo secretIIa) ( información confidencial) secretlos preparamos en secreto — we prepared them secretly o in secret
revelar un secreto — to give away o reveal a secret
no es ningún secreto que... — it is no secret that...
b) ( truco) secret* * *secreto11 = secrecy, secret.Ex: That book is a source document; it's something in the hand for somebody interested in censorship and secrecy in government.
Ex: And therein lies the secret of the unshakeable belief of reference librarians that what they do is the very pith and marrow of librarianship.* confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.* descubrir un secreto = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* filtración de secreto industrial = industry leak.* guardar en secreto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.* ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.* mantener en secreto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.* prohibición de informar por secreto de sumario = gag order.* revelar el secreto de = lift + the curtain on.* revelar secretos = reveal + secrets.* revelar un secreto = spill + secret, spill + the beans, tell + a secret, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* secreto a voces = open secret.* secreto celosamente guardado = closely kept secret.* secreto comercial = trade secret, competitive information.* secreto de estado = state secret.* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.* secreto del éxito = secret of/for success.* secreto de sumario = gag order.* secreto industrial = trade secret, competitive information.* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.* secreto militar = military secret.* secretos = wall of secrecy.* secretos profesionales = security classification.* secreto sumarial = gag order.secreto22 = arcane, confidential, q.t., secret, stealth, undercover, cryptic, hush-hush.Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.Ex: 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.Ex: This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of Aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.Ex: A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.Ex: Small to midsize companies are more likely to use technological surveillance (i.e., computer spy programs), as they're more readily available than undercover detective agencies, which can get a bit pricey.Ex: Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.Ex: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.* agente secreto = secret agent.* amigo secreto = invisible friend.* argot secreto de los cacos = thieves' cant.* argot secreto de los ladrones = thieves' cant.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* célula secreta = secret cell.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en secreto = in confidence, covertly, in secret.* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential.* información secreta = secret information.* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential.* mantener secreto = keep + secret.* más secreto = innermost.* pacto secreto = secret deal.* pasadizo secreto = secret passage.* policía secreto = undercover police officer.* sociedad secreta = secret brotherhood.* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.* voto secreto = secret ballot.* * *secret1 (información confidencial) secretguardar un secreto to keep a secretel secreto de su éxito the secret of his successlos preparamos en secreto we prepared them secretly o in secret o in secrecyreveló todos los secretos she gave away o revealed all the secretste lo dije en secreto I told you in confidenceven que te lo digo en secreto ( fam); come here and I'll whisper it in your earno es ningún secreto que están pasando una crisis it is no secret that they are going through a crisis2 (truco) secretel secreto está en la manera de doblarlo the secret is in the way you fold ity no tiene más secreto and that's all there is to itCompuestos:open secretel secreto bancario client confidentialityintimate secretsecret of the confessionalstate secretel secreto de sumario me impide dar más detalles I am unable to give further details because the matter is sub judicemilitary secretprofessional secret* * *
Del verbo secretar: ( conjugate secretar)
secreto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
secretó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
secretar
secreto
secreto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
secret
secreto 2 sustantivo masculino
◊ los preparamos en secreto we prepared them secretly o in secret;
secreto a voces open secret
◊ el secreto está en … the secret is in …
secretar verbo transitivo to secrete
secreto,-a
I adjetivo secret
agente secreto, secret agent
II sustantivo masculino
1 secret: no sabe guardar un secreto, he can't keep a secret
la naturaleza tiene sus secretos, Nature has its own mysteries
un secreto a voces, an open secret
2 (discreción, reserva) secrecy
secreto profesional, professional secrecy
♦ Locuciones: en secreto, in secret, secretly
' secreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callarse
- cifra
- consistir
- descubrir
- divulgar
- divulgación
- guardar
- hermética
- hermético
- iniciar
- privada
- privado
- reservarse
- revelar
- revelación
- sanctasanctórum
- secreta
- urdir
- voto
- voz
- agente
- callar
- confiar
- contar
- develar
- impenetrable
- indiscreción
- indiscreto
- íntimo
- luz
- pregonar
- reserva
English:
agent
- away
- betray
- classified
- closely
- closet
- collude
- confidence
- confidential
- covert
- divulge
- ear
- expose
- exposure
- give away
- hush-hush
- in
- inner
- innermost
- intelligence agent
- keep
- let out
- open
- put
- repeat
- scandal
- search out
- secrecy
- secret
- secret agent
- secret service
- secretly
- skeleton
- sneaking
- strict
- swear
- top-secret
- trade secret
- undercover
- unspoken
- well-kept
- wrap
- hush
- top
- trade
- under
* * *secreto, -a♦ adjsecret♦ nm1. [noticia, información] secret;guardar un secreto to keep a secret;mantener algo en secreto to keep sth secret;ser un secreto a voces to be an open secret;no es ningún secreto que el país atraviesa una crisis it's no secret that the country is going through a crisis;la mecánica no tiene ningún secreto para él mechanics holds no secrets for himsecreto bancario banking confidentiality;secreto de confesión secrecy of the confessional;secreto de Estado State secret;secreto profesional professional secret;secreto sumarial o del sumario: [m5] decretar el secreto sumarial o [m5] del sumario = to deny access to information relating to a judicial inquiry2. [sigilo] secrecy;en secreto in secret;me dijo en secreto que iba a divorciarse she told me in secret that she was going to get divorced;llevaban con mucho secreto los preparativos de la fiesta they kept the preparations for the party very secret* * *I adj secretII m secret;un secreto a voces an open secret;en secreto in secret* * *secreto, -ta adj1) : secret2) : secretive♦ secretamente advsecreto nm1) : secret2) : secrecy* * *secreto adj n secreten secreto in secret / secretly -
11 misterio
m.1 mystery.una novela de misterio a mystery2 unanswered question, mystery, interrogation.3 mystery play, mystery.4 Passion play.* * *1 mystery\hacer algo con mucho misterio to do something in secret* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=incógnita) mystery2) (=secreto) secrecy¿a qué viene tanto misterio? — why all this secrecy?, why are you being so mysterious?
3) (Teat) mystery play* * *1) (enigma, secreto) mystery2)a) (Relig) mysteryb) (Teatr) mystery play* * *1) (enigma, secreto) mystery2)a) (Relig) mysteryb) (Teatr) mystery play* * *misterio11 = mystery, puzzle, riddle, mystique, uncanniness, eeriness.Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.
Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.Ex: The author shares with her readers her awareness of the dilemmas raised by the uncanniness of her subjects.Ex: The eeriness of the novel is increased by the everyday look of its characters.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* esclarecer un misterio = unravel + mystery, figure out + mystery.* escritor de novelas de misterio = mystery writer.* halo de misterio = mystique.* misterio fascinante = intriguing mystery.* no es un misterio = not (exactly) rocket science.* novela de misterio = mystery romance, mystery story, mystery book, mystery novel.* resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.* rodear de misterio = shroud in + mystery, veil in + mystery.misterio22 = mystery play.Ex: Mystery plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.
* * *A (enigma, secreto) mysteryuna novela de misterio a mystery novel¡déjate de misterios y habla claro! stop being so mysterious and tell us straight! ( colloq)el crimen sigue siendo un misterio the crime remains a mysteryel asunto está envuelto en un halo de misterio the affair is shrouded in mysterynos iniciaron en los misterios del periodismo we were initiated into the mysteries of journalismB ( Relig)1 (dogma) mysteryel misterio de la Santísima Trinidad the mystery of the Holy Trinity2 (del rosario) mystery3 ( Teatr) mystery play* * *
misterio sustantivo masculino
mystery
misterio sustantivo masculino mystery
' misterio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comecocos
- descifrar
- despejar
- envuelta
- envuelto
- incógnita
- clave
- develar
- esclarecer
- impenetrable
- profundo
- resolver
English:
bottomless
- clear up
- clue
- crack
- invest
- key
- mystery
- puzzle
- secret
- shed
- unravel
- Virgin birth
- cloak
- lend
- riddle
- shroud
- thriller
* * *misterio nm1. [hecho inexplicable] mystery;la desaparición del empresario sigue siendo un misterio the disappearance of the businessman remains a mystery;Famyo no le veo el misterio I don't see what's so hard to understand about it2. [secretismo] secrecy;están preparando la fiesta con mucho misterio they're being very secretive about the preparations for the party3. [intriga] mystery;una novela de misterio a mysteryel misterio de la Santísima Trinidad the mystery of the Holy Trinity7. Teatro mystery play* * *m mystery* * *misterio nm: mystery* * * -
12 konspiracj|a
f sgt 1. (tajna działalność) underground activity; clandestine activity książk.- kierował konspiracją he co-ordinated the underground activity2. (ruch) the resistance, the underground, resistance a. underground movement 3. przen. secrecy- dajcie spokój z tą konspiracją forget all that secrecy (nonsense) a. cloak-and-dagger stuff pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > konspiracj|a
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13 secreto2
2 = arcane, confidential, q.t., secret, stealth, undercover, cryptic, hush-hush.Ex. It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.Ex. 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.Ex. This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of Aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.Ex. A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.Ex. Small to midsize companies are more likely to use technological surveillance (i.e., computer spy programs), as they're more readily available than undercover detective agencies, which can get a bit pricey.Ex. Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.Ex. Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.----* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.* agente secreto = secret agent.* amigo secreto = invisible friend.* argot secreto de los cacos = thieves' cant.* argot secreto de los ladrones = thieves' cant.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* célula secreta = secret cell.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en secreto = in confidence, covertly, in secret.* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential.* información secreta = secret information.* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential.* mantener secreto = keep + secret.* más secreto = innermost.* pacto secreto = secret deal.* pasadizo secreto = secret passage.* policía secreto = undercover police officer.* sociedad secreta = secret brotherhood.* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.* voto secreto = secret ballot. -
14 таен
1. secret(прикрит) veiled; masked, covert. concealed(скришен, непозволен) clandestine, surreptitious, underhand, backstairs (attr.), hugger-mugger, covert(извършен крадешката) stealthy, furtive(нелегален) underground(поверителен) secret, confidentialтаен съюз a secret allianceтаен брак a clandestine/secret-marriageтайна среща a clandestine meetingтайна служба a secret serviceтайна радиостанция a clandestine radio-stationтайна печатница an underground printing pressтаен човек a secretive personтайно гласуване secret ballotтайни сделки underhand/secret dealings2. (тайнствен) mysterious, inscrutable, enigmatic, cryptic, occultТайната вечеря църк. the Last Supper* * *та̀ен,прил., -йна, -йно, -йни 1. secret; ( прикрит) veiled; masked, surreptitious, covert, concealed, shrouded in secrecy/mystery; ( скришен, непозволен) clandestine, surreptitious, underhand, backstairs (attr.), hugger-mugger, covert, backdoor, cloak and dagger; ( извършен крадешката) stealthy, furtive; ( нелегален) subterranean, underground, under-the-counter, undercover; ( поверителен) secret, confidential; разг. hush-hush; \таенен агент, \таенен полицай plain-clothes man; \таенен съюз secret alliance; \таенен човек secretive person; \таенна печатница underground printing press; \таенна радиостанция clandestine radio-station; \таенна служба secret service; \таенни сделки underhand/secret dealings; \таенно гласуване secret ballot;2. ( тайнствен) mysterious, inscrutable, enigmatic, cryptic, occult; • Тайната вечеря църк. the Last Supper.* * *secret: a таен ballot - тайно гласуване; clandestine: таен marriage - тайна женитба; backdoor ; confidential (поверителен); covert ; cryptic ; private {`praivit}; privy ; recondite ; undercover {Xndxr`kxvxr}; underground* * *1. (извършен крадешката) stealthy, furtive 2. (нелегален) underground 3. (поверителен) secret, confidential 4. (прикрит) veiled;masked, covert. concealed 5. (скришен, непозволен) clandestine, surreptitious, underhand, backstairs (attr.), hugger-mugger, covert 6. (тайнствен) mysterious, inscrutable, enigmatic, cryptic, occult 7. secret 8. ТАЕН агент, ТАЕН полицай a plain-clothes man 9. ТАЕН брак a clandestine/secret-marriage 10. ТАЕН съюз a secret alliance 11. Тайната вечеря църк. the Last Supper 12. таен човек a secretive person 13. тайна печатница an underground printing press 14. тайна радиостанция a clandestine radio-station 15. тайна служба a secret service 16. тайна среща а clandestine meeting 17. тайни сделки underhand/secret dealings 18. тайно гласуване secret ballot
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cloak — 1 noun 1 (C) a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulders 2 (singular) an organization, activity, or way of behaving that deliberately protects someone or keeps something secret (+ for): The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cloak — [[t]klo͟ʊk[/t]] cloaks, cloaking, cloaked 1) N COUNT A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out. 2) N SING: N of n A cloak of something such as mist or snow… … English dictionary
cloak — [kləʊk] noun I 1) [C] a long coat without sleeves that fastens around your neck 2) [singular] something that covers or hides something else a cloak of secrecy[/ex] II verb [T] cloak [kləʊk] to cover or hide something The whole investigation has… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
cloak — noun 1》 an overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders. 2》 something that hides or covers: a cloak of secrecy. 3》 (cloaks) Brit. a cloakroom. verb 1》 dress in a cloak. 2》 cover or hide: snow cloaked everything. Origin ME: from OFr. cloke,… … English new terms dictionary
cloak — cloakless, adj. /klohk/, n. 1. a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat. 2. something that covers or conceals; disguise; pretense: He conducts his affairs under a cloak of secrecy. v.t. 3. to cover with or as if with a cloak: She arrived at the… … Universalium
cloak — 1. noun 1) the cloak over his shoulders Syn: cape, poncho, serape, shawl, mantle, wrap, pelisse, burnoose, cope, robe, cowl, djellaba, tippet; cassock, chasuble, pallium; historical cardinal 2) … Thesaurus of popular words