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veiled [veɪld](a) (wearing a veil) voilé(b) (hidden, disguised → expression, meaning) voilé, caché; (→ allusion, insult) voilé; (→ hostility) sourd -
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1) (wearing, or covered by, a veil: a veiled lady; The bride was veiled.) voilé2) ((only slightly) disguised: a veiled threat.) voilé -
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Pol. menace implicite; menace voilée (ou a mots couverts)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > veiled threat
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5 barely veiled threats
Pol. menaces à peines voiléesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > barely veiled threats
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veil [veɪl]1. noun• to draw/throw a veil over sth mettre/jeter un voile sur qch[+ truth, facts] voiler ; [+ feelings] dissimuler* * *[veɪl] 1.2) fig voile m2.transitive verb1) [mist, cloud] voiler3.veiled past participle adjective1) [person] voilé2) ( indirect) [hint, threat] voiléthinly veiled — [allusion] à peine voilé
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A n2 fig voile m ; a veil of secrecy le voile du secret ; let's draw a veil over that episode oublions cet épisode.B vtr1 [mist, material, cloud] voiler ;1 [person] voilé ; -
8 innuendo
innuendo [‚ɪnjʊˈendəʊ](plural innuendo(e)s) insinuation f* * *[ˌɪnjuː'endəʊ]noun (pl innuendos ou innuendoes) ( veiled slights) insinuations fpl; ( sexual references) allusions fpl grivoises -
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thinly [ˈθɪnlɪ]a. [slice, cut] en tranches fines ; [spread, roll out] en couche fine* * *['θɪnlɪ]1) ( sparingly) [slice] en tranches fines; [spread] en couche mince; [butter] légèrement2) fig -
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1 ( sparingly) [slice] en tranches fines ; [spread] en couche mince ; [butter] légèrement ; ‘apply paint thinly’ ‘appliquez la peinture en couches minces’ ;2 ( weakly) to smile thinly avoir un sourire pincé ;3 ( sparsely) a thinly inhabited/wooded area une région à la population clairsemée/aux arbres clairsemés ; -
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thinly ['θɪnlɪ]∎ a thinly disguised insult une insulte à peine voilée;∎ a thinly veiled allusion une allusion à peine voilée;∎ a thinly clad child un enfant insuffisamment ou trop légèrement vêtu;∎ the area is thinly populated la région n'est pas très peuplée
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