disguise

disguise
I [dɪs'gaɪz]
nome travestimento m.

in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie

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it was a blessing in disguise — in fondo è stato un bene

II [dɪs'gaɪz]
verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [person]; camuffare, contraffare [voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion]

there's no disguising the fact that — non si può nascondere che

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1. verb
1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) travestire, travestirsi, contraffare
2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) nascondere, mascherare
2. noun
1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) travestimento, mascheramento
2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) travestimento
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disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/
n. [uc]
1 travestimento: to wear a disguise, indossare un travestimento; a cunning disguise, un astuto travestimento
2 finzione; inganno
in disguise, travestito; (fig.) camuffato; sotto mentite spoglie: He fled the country in disguise, è fuggito dal paese travestito; colonialism in disguise, colonialismo camuffato.
(to) disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/
v. t.
1 travestire; camuffare: She was disguised as a boy, era travestita da ragazzo; He disguised himself as a Roman emperor, si era travestito da imperatore romano; The soldiers were disguised in civilian clothes, i soldati erano travestiti da civili; to disguise oneself, travestirsi
2 camuffare, dissimulare: to disguise one's intentions, camuffare le proprie intenzioni; to disguise a taste [a smell], camuffare un gusto [un odore]; to disguise one's disappointment [one's sorrow], dissimulare la propria delusione [il proprio dolore]; a thinly disguised attempt to topple the government, un tentativo mal dissimulato di rovesciare il governo
3 contraffare; alterare: to disguise one's voice, contraffare la voce.
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I [dɪs'gaɪz]
nome travestimento m.

in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie

••

it was a blessing in disguise — in fondo è stato un bene

II [dɪs'gaɪz]
verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [person]; camuffare, contraffare [voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion]

there's no disguising the fact that — non si può nascondere che


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