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1 conceal
[kən'si:l](to hide or keep secret: He concealed his disappointment from his friends.) noslēpt; noklusēt* * *noklusēt, noslēpt -
2 smokescreen
1) (a cloud of smoke used to conceal the movements of troops etc.) dūmu aizsegs2) (something intended to conceal one's activities etc.) aizsegs; maskēšanās* * *dūmu aizsegs -
3 camouflage
1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) maskēšana; maskēšanās2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) maskēt; maskēties* * *kamuflāža, maskēšana; maskēt, maskēties; nomaskēt, nomaskēties -
4 cover-up
noun (an attempt to hide or conceal (something illegal or dishonest).) slēpšana* * *apsegšana; slēpšana; aizbildinājums -
5 envy
['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) skaudība2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) apskaust2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) apskaust•- enviable- envious
- the envy of* * *skaudība; apskaust -
6 secretive
[-tiv]adjective (inclined to conceal one's activities, thoughts etc: secretive behaviour.) (par cilvēku) noslēgts; noslēpumains* * *sevī noslēdzies
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Conceal — Con*ceal (k[o^]n*s[=e]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concealed} (k[o^]n*s[=e]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Concealing}.] [OF. conceler, L. concelare; con + celareto hide; akin to AS. helan, G. hehlen, E. hele (to cover), helmet. See {Hell}, {Helmet}.] To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conceal — con·ceal vt 1: to prevent disclosure of or fail to disclose (as a provision in a contract) esp. in violation of a duty to disclose 2 a: to place out of sight ◇ A weapon need only be placed out of ordinary observation in order to be considered a… … Law dictionary
conceal — UK US /kənˈsiːl/ verb [T] ► to not tell somebody about something that they have the right to know about: »Do not conceal health problems from a prospective insurer … Financial and business terms
conceal — early 14c., concelen, from O.Fr. conceler to hide, conceal, dissimulate, from L. concelare to hide, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + celare to hide, from PIE root *kel to hide (see CELL (Cf. cell … Etymology dictionary
conceal — [kən sēl′] vt. [ME concelen < OFr conceler < L concelare, to hide < com , together + celare, to hide < IE base * k̑el, to hide, conceal > HALL, HULL1, Gr kalyptein] 1. to put out of sight; hide 2. to keep from another s knowledge;… … English World dictionary
conceal from knowledge — index hide Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conceal from sight — index blind (obscure), hide Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conceal oneself — index lurk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conceal the truth — index cloak, prevaricate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conceal — *hide, screen, secrete, bury, cache, ensconce Analogous words: cloak, mask, *disguise, dissemble, camouflage Antonyms: reveal Contrasted words: disclose, discover, divulge, betray (see REVEAL): expose, exhibit, display, *show, parade, flaunt:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
conceal — [v] hide, disguise beard, burrow, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, couch, cover, cover up, dissemble, ditch, duck, ensconce, enshroud, harbor, hole up*, keep dark, keep secret, lie low*, lurk, mask, masquerade, obscure, plant*, put in a hole*,… … New thesaurus