veil

veil
[veɪl]
sustantivo
1velo (m)
  • a veil of smoke (sentido figurado) -> una cortina de humo
  • to draw a veil over something (sentido figurado) -> correr un tupido velo sobre algo
  • under a veil of secrecy (sentido figurado) -> rodeado(a) de un halo de secreto or misterio
verbo transitivo
2cubrir con un velo
  • veiled in secrecy (sentido figurado) -> rodeado(a) de un halo de secreto or misterio

veil [veil]
1Velar, cubrir con velo.
2Encubrir, ocultar, disimular, disfrazar, tapar.
va.
sustantivo
1Velo, prenda del traje femenino de calle, hecha de tul u otra tela ligera, con la cual suelen cubrirse las mujeres la cabeza o el rostro.
2Velo, cortina o tela que cubre un objeto.
3Velo, cubierta, disfraz, máscara, pretexto.

veil [veɪl]
noun
velo; (m)
a veil of secrecy surrounded the project un halo de misterio rodeaba el proyecto
a veil of secrecy ...to surround sth with a veil of secrecy
under a veil of secrecy en el mayor secreto; to draw a veil over sth correr un (tupido) velo sobre algo
to take the veil (Rel) tomar el hábito; meterse monja
verb:transitive
cubrir con un velo; (disguise) [+truth, facts] velar; encubrir; [+dislike, hatred] disimular
eyes veiled by tears ojos empañados por lágrimas; (m) the town was veiled in mist la ciudad estaba cubierta por un velo de niebla

Verb Conjugation for "veil"

Imperative
  • veil
  • you veil
  • he/she veils
  • we veil
  • you veil
  • they veil
Preterite
  • I veiled
  • you veiled
  • he/she veiled
  • we veiled
  • you veiled
  • they veiled
Present Continuous
  • I am veiling
  • you are veiling
  • he/she is veiling
  • we are veiling
  • you are veiling
  • they are veiling
Present Perfect
  • I have veiled
  • you have veiled
  • he/she has veiled
  • we have veiled
  • you have veiled
  • they have veiled
Past Continuous
  • I was veiling
  • you were veiling
  • he/she was veiling
  • we were veiling
  • you were veiling
  • they were veiling
Past Perfect
  • I had veiled
  • you had veiled
  • he/she had veiled
  • we had veiled
  • you had veiled
  • they had veiled
Future
  • I will veil
  • you will veil
  • he/she will veil
  • we will veil
  • you will veil
  • they will veil
Future Perfect
  • I will have veiled
  • you will have veiled
  • he/she will have veiled
  • we will have veiled
  • you will have veiled
  • they will have veiled
Future Continuous
  • I will be veiling
  • you will be veiling
  • he/she will be veiling
  • we will be veiling
  • you will be veiling
  • they will be veiling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been veiling
  • you have been veiling
  • he/she has been veiling
  • we have been veiling
  • you have been veiling
  • they have been veiling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been veiling
  • you will have been veiling
  • he/she will have been veiling
  • we will have been veiling
  • you will have been veiling
  • they will have been veiling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been veiling
  • you had been veiling
  • he/she had been veiling
  • we had been veiling
  • you had been veiling
  • they had been veiling
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