-
1 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] -
2 mantle
['mæntl]2) fig. lett. manto m.* * *mantle /ˈmæntl/n.1 manto ( anche fig.); mantello; mantella; cappa: The fields are under a mantle of snow, i campi sono sotto un manto di neve3 (scient.) mantello4 (edil.) manto5 (geol.) mantello terrestre● (fig.) to inherit the mantle of, raccogliere l'eredità di; essere l'erede di.(to) mantle /ˈmæntl/A v. t.ammantare; (fig.) coprire, nascondere, velareB v. i.2 coprirsi, soffondersi di rossore: Her face mantled with emotion, il viso le si soffuse di rossore per l'emozione* * *['mæntl]2) fig. lett. manto m.
См. также в других словарях:
under the cloak of — concealed by, covered by … English contemporary dictionary
under the veil of — under the cover of, under the cloak of, covered by … English contemporary dictionary
Cloak of invisibility — Alberich puts on the Tarnhelm and vanishes; illustration by Arthur Rackham to Richard Wagner s Das Rheingold Plot element from Folk lore and fairy tales First appearan … Wikipedia
cloak — cloak1 [kləuk US klouk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: cloque bell, cloak , from Medieval Latin clocca bell ( CLOCK1); because of its shape] 1.) a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cloak — I n. shield under a cloak (under the cloak of anonymity) II v. (d; tr.) to cloak in (cloaked in secrecy) * * * [kləʊk] [ shield ] under a cloak (under, the cloak of anonymity) (d; tr.) to cloak in (cloaked in secrecy) … Combinatory dictionary
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
The Great Silence — Infobox Film | name = The Great Silence caption = The Great Silence DVD cover director = Sergio Corbucci producer = writer = Mario Amendola Bruno Corbucci Sergio Corbucci Vittoriano Petrilli starring = Jean Louis Trintignant Klaus Kinski Frank… … Wikipedia
cloak — n. & v. n. 1 an outdoor over garment, usu. sleeveless, hanging loosely from the shoulders. 2 a covering (cloak of snow). 3 (in pl.) = CLOAKROOM. v.tr. 1 cover with a cloak. 2 conceal, disguise. Phrases and idioms: cloak and dagger involving… … Useful english dictionary
The North Wind and the Sun — The wind attempts to strip the traveler of his cloak, illustrated by Milo Winter in a 1919 Aesop anthology … Wikipedia
Cloak and Dagger (comics) — Cloak and Dagger Cloak and Dagger #1 (October, 1983). Art by Rick Leonardi. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics … Wikipedia
The Little Lame Prince and his Travelling Cloak — (often published under its shorter title The Little Lame Prince ) is a story for children written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and first published in 1875. In the story, a young prince whose legs are paralysed due to a childhood trauma is given a… … Wikipedia