veil

voile

Tissu fin porté sur la tête ou le visage, ou posé sur quelque chose pour le couvrir.

En anglais simple : A thin piece of cloth worn over the head or face, or placed over something.

• The bride wore a white veil.
• She lifted her veil to drink.
• The statue remained under a veil until the ceremony.

Synonymes : covering

Expressions courantes : wear a veil, wedding veil, under a veil

voile

Pièce de tissu fin portée sur le visage ou la tête.

En anglais simple : A thin piece of cloth worn over the face or head.

• The bride wore a white veil.
• She lifted her veil to drink some water.
• A lace veil covered her face during the ceremony.

Expressions courantes : wedding veil, wear a veil, lift a veil

voile

Ce qui empêche les gens de connaître ou de comprendre la vérité.

En anglais simple : Something that prevents people from knowing or understanding the truth.

• A veil of secrecy surrounded the talks.
• Her cheerful manner hid a veil of sadness.
• The report lifted the veil on their secret business.

Comment l'utiliser : a veil of something (A veil of mystery surrounds his departure.)

Synonymes : cover, screen

Expressions courantes : veil of secrecy, behind a veil, lift the veil

voiler, cacher

Dissimuler quelque chose ou rendre sa perception ou sa compréhension difficile.

En anglais simple : To hide something or make it difficult to see or understand.

• Mist veiled the hills.
• She veiled her disappointment with a smile.
• Their true intentions were veiled in polite language.

Comment l'utiliser : veil something in something (They veiled their plans in secrecy.)

Synonymes : hide, conceal, obscure

Contraires : reveal

Expressions courantes : veil something, veil in mystery, veil the truth, veil the hills