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1 mascherare
maskfig camouflage, conceal* * *mascherare v.tr.1 to mask, to put* a mask on (s.o.); (travestire) to dress up: mascherarsi il viso, to mask one's face (o to hide one's face behind a mask); mascherare un bambino da pagliaccio, to dress up a child (o to get a child up) as a clown2 (nascondere) to conceal, to hide; to mask, to disguise: mascherare l'entrata con una tenda, to conceal (o to mask) the entrance with a curtain; non riesco a mascherare la mia disapprovazione, I'm unable to conceal my disapproval; mascherare i difetti di qlcu., to conceal (o to hide) s.o.'s faults; mascherare il proprio gioco, to conceal one's intentions (o to act underhandedly); mascherare i propri sentimenti, to hide (o to conceal) one's feelings; mascherare qlco. a qlcu., to conceal (o to hide) sthg. from s.o.3 (mil.) to mask; (mimetizzare) to camouflage: mascherare una batteria, to mask (o to conceal) a battery4 (acustica) to mask.◘ mascherarsi v.rifl.1 to put* on a mask; (mettersi in costume) to put* on a fancy-dress: mascherare da Arlecchino, to dress as Harlequin2 (fig.) (camuffarsi) to pass oneself off (as s.o., sthg.): mascherare da filantropo, to pass oneself off as a philanthropist.* * *[maske'rare]1. vt2. vr (mascherarsi)mascherarsi (da) — (travestirsi) to disguise o.s. (as), (per un ballo) to dress up (as)
* * *[maske'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (travestire) to disguise [ persona]; to mask [ viso]2) (dissimulare) to belie, to disguise, to hide* [fatti, sentimenti]; to cloak [ intenzioni]; to disguise, to mask [ emozione]; to whitewash [ verità]; to conceal [ divertimento]3) mil. to camouflage2.* * *mascherare/maske'rare/ [1]2 (dissimulare) to belie, to disguise, to hide* [fatti, sentimenti]; to cloak [ intenzioni]; to disguise, to mask [ emozione]; to whitewash [ verità]; to conceal [ divertimento]3 mil. to camouflageII mascherarsi verbo pronominale[ persona] to disguise oneself, to masquerade (da as). -
2 sordina
in sordina in secret, on the quiet colloq* * *sordina s.f. (mus.) mute, sordino*, sordine: mettere la sordina a un violino, to mute a violin // suonare in sordina, to play using a mute // insordina, (fig.) ( di soppiatto) on the sly (o stealthily o underhandedly).* * *[sor'dina]sostantivo femminile mus. mutein sordina — fig. (di nascosto) on the quiet, on the sly
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3 sordamente
sordamente avv.1 dully, with a dull sound: cadde sordamente, it fell with a thud
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Underhandedly — Un der*hand ed*ly, adv. In an underhand manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underhandedly — adverb slyly and secretly Mean revenge, committed underhand John Donne oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies C.G.Bowers • Syn: ↑underhand • Derived from adjective:… … Useful english dictionary
underhandedly adv — I usually pitch for my softball team, Tom said underhandedly … English expressions
underhandedly — adverb see underhanded II … New Collegiate Dictionary
underhandedly — See underhand. * * * … Universalium
underhandedly — adverb In an underhanded manner … Wiktionary
underhandedly — adv. clandestinely, deceitfully, dubiously, slyly, cunningly … English contemporary dictionary
underhandedly — ad. See underhand, ad … New dictionary of synonyms
underhandedly — un·der·hand·ed·ly … English syllables
underhanded — underhandedly, adv. underhandedness, n. /un deuhr han did/, adj. 1. underhand. 2. short handed: By the time of the Navy game, Army usually finds itself underhanded. [1800 10; UNDER + HANDED] * * * … Universalium
underhand adv — underhandedly adv … English expressions
