velo

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veil

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velo

masculine noun

1veil (prenda)

correr o echar un (tupido) velo sobre algo (informal) -> to draw a veil over something

also:

velo [vay'-lo]

noun

1Veil, curtain. (m)

2Veil, a part of female dress. (m)

3Veil, a part of the dress of nuns. (m)

4Piece of white gauze thrown over a couple at marriage. (m)

5Feast at the profession of a nun or at taking the veil. (m)

6Veil, cover, disguise. (m)

7Pretence, pretext (pretexto), cover, mask. (m)

8Confusion, obscurity, perplexity, of the sight or intellect (falta de claridad). (m)

velo

sustantivo:masculino

1 [de tul, gasa] veil

tomar el velo to take the veil; corramos un tupido velo sobre esto let us draw a discreet veil over this

2 (cobertura) veil; light covering; (Fotografía) fog; (en cristal) mist; [de silencio, misterio] shroud

3 (pretexto) pretext; cloak

4 (confusión) confusion; mental fog

5 (Anatomía)

velo de paladar soft palate; velum

Paid English to Spanish translation

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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake