vs
QUICK ANSWER
"Hide" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "esconder", and "conceal" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ocultar". Learn more about the difference between "hide" and "conceal" below.
hide(
hayd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to conceal)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. esconderse
My younger sister used to hide under the bed at bath time.Mi hermana menor se escondía debajo de la cama cuando era hora de bañarse.
b. ocultarse
The soldiers hid in the bushes to ambush the enemy.Los soldados se ocultaron entre los matorrales para tender una emboscada al enemigo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (skin)
b. el pellejo (M) (figurative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He'd do anything to save his hide.Haría cualquier cosa para salvar el pellejo.
a. la paranza (F) (hunting, bird watching)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There is a hide on that hill to watch the birds.Hay una paranza en esa colina para observar los pájaros.
conceal(
kuhn
-
sil
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to hide)
a. ocultar
She never suspected that he was concealing his true identity all along.Ella jamás sospechó que había ocultado su verdadera identidad desde el principio.
b. esconder
The controls for the oven are cleverly concealed behind a sliding panel.Los botones de control del horno están ingeniosamente escondidos detrás de un panel corredizo.
c. disimular
He found it hard to conceal his disappointment when the election result was read out.Cuando se anunció el resultado de las elecciones, le costó disimular su decepción.
d. encubrir
He admitted conspiring to conceal evidence and mislead the trial.Admitió haber conspirado para encubrir las evidencias e inducir a error el proceso.
