disguise [dɪsˈɡaɪz]
disguise
disguise(
dihs
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gayz
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (costume)
a. el disfraz (M)
(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).
She wore a disguise in order to sneak past security.Usó un disfraz para que la seguridad no la detectara.
b. disfrazado
The president attended his son's school play in disguise to go unnoticed.El presidente asistió disfrazado a la obra escolar de su hijo para pasar inadvertido.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to cloak)
a. disfrazar
Ernestine disguised herself as a male soldier so she could fight in the war.Ernestine se disfrazó de soldado masculino para poder luchar en la guerra.
b. cambiar
We disguised his voice on this recording to protect his identity.Cambiamos su voz en esta grabación para proteger su identidad.
3. (to conceal)
disguiseNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (costume)
a. el disfraz(M)
(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).
in disguisedisfrazado(a)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (person)
a. disfrazar
3. (one's feelings, the truth)
a. ocultar, disfrazar
there is no disguising the fact that…no se puede ocultar el hecho de que…
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