veil in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for veil in the English»French Dictionary

I.veil [Brit veɪl, Am veɪl] N

1. veil:

veil FASHION, REL

voile m

veil (on hat)

voilette f

to take the veil

prendre le voile

2. veil fig:

veil

voile m

a veil of secrecy

le voile du secret

let's draw a veil over that episode

oublions cet épisode

II.veil [Brit veɪl, Am veɪl] VB trans

1. veil mist, material, cloud:

veil

voiler

2. veil (conceal) fig:

veil emotion

dissimuler

III.veiled ADJ

1. veiled person:

veiled

voilé

2. veiled (indirect):

veiled hint, threat

voilé

a thinly veiled allusion

une allusion à peine voilée

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shoulder-length veil

qui arrive jusqu'aux épaules

a veil/an air of secrecy

un voile/un air de mystère

lift up head, veil, eyes

lever

Translations for veil in the French»English Dictionary

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voilette

veil

rabattre/relever sa voilette

to put the veil down/up

une femme en voilette

a woman wearing a hat with a veil

voile FASHION, REL

veil

voile de deuil/de mariée

mourning/bridal veil

prendre le voile REL

to take the veil

voile

veil

on jeta un voile (pudique) sur l'affaire

a veil was drawn over the affair

le brouillard étendait un voile épais sur le paysage

there was a thick veil of fog over the landscape

voile

veil

voile général/partiel

universal/partial veil

voile intégral

full Islamic veil

voile islamique

full Islamic veil

voiler nuage, brume: ciel, paysage, soleil

to veil

voiler statue

to veil

se voiler personne:

to wear a veil

se voiler musulmane:

to wear the veil

se voiler le visage

to veil one's face

tirer le rideau sur qc

to draw a veil over sth

crêpe (voile)

black veil

un chapeau agrémenté d'une voilette

a hat trimmed with a veil

veil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for veil in the English»French Dictionary

I.veil [veɪl] N a. fig

veil

voile m

bridal veil

voile de mariée

veil of secrecy fig

voile de mystère

under the veil of sth fig

sous le voile de qc

to draw a veil over sth fig

mettre un voile sur qc

II.veil [veɪl] VB trans

1. veil passive (cover by veil):

to be veiled

être voilé

2. veil (cover):

veil

voiler

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bridal veil, wear

de mariée

throw back one's head, veil

rejeter en arrière

to draw a veil over sth

tirer un voile sur qc f

Translations for veil in the French»English Dictionary

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voilette

(hat) veil

voile a. fig

veil

voiler (avec un voile)

to wear a veil

voiler visage

to veil

relever sa voile

to lift one's veil

rentrer dans les ordres/au couvent

to take orders/the veil

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voile (islamique)

veil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The fungus tears free of the veil as it grows, leaving some strands and an indistinct ring.

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The source of the light was the undamaged veil, entangled in the foliage.

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The margin is non-striate (without any grooves), and appendiculate (with partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin).

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Only over the course of centuries was she increasingly confined to the house and was forced to veil herself.

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One sculpture of her shows that she wears a veil with a crown or halo on her head.

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This veil remains in place until the diskos is set upon the altar.

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It can be distinguished from these two species by both its bay-brown color, and the absence of a veil.

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Grass dries up, the vegetation turns reddish brown, and a veil of fine dust hangs over the country, causing the skies to be overcast.

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Her kirtle sleeves button from the elbow to the wrist, and she wears a sheer veil confined by a fillet or circlet.

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Elsewhere, two women are shown attending a funeral devoid of any emotion complete with matching black veils.

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