camouflage

camuflaje

Cubierta o disfraz que dificulta ver o reconocer a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: A covering or disguise that makes someone or something difficult to see or recognize.

• The soldiers wore camouflage.
• Its green skin provides excellent camouflage among leaves.
• His cheerful smile was camouflage for his fear.

Sinónimos: disguise, concealment

Expresiones frecuentes: wear camouflage, natural camouflage, camouflage clothing

camuflaje, ocultación

Cambio de apariencia para hacer difícil ver o reconocer a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: The process of changing an appearance to make someone or something difficult to see or recognize.

• Camouflage helped them escape detection.
• The camouflage of the vehicles required paint and branches.
• Animals use camouflage to avoid being eaten.

Cómo se usa: camouflage of something (The camouflage of the camp took several hours.)

Sinónimos: concealment, disguising

Expresiones frecuentes: camouflage of something, use of camouflage, skillful camouflage

camuflar

Cambiar o cubrir algo para que se confunda con su entorno y resulte difícil verlo.

En inglés sencillo: To change or cover something so that it blends into its surroundings and is hard to see.

• They camouflage their tents with leaves.
• The vehicle was camouflaged with green paint.
• Can you camouflage the camera among those branches?

Cómo se usa: camouflage something with something (They camouflaged the truck with branches.); camouflage something as something (They camouflaged the entrance as a pile of rocks.)

Sinónimos: disguise, conceal, hide

Expresiones frecuentes: camouflage something, camouflage yourself, camouflage with something