disguise

déguisement

Vêtements ou accessoires portés pour empêcher les autres de vous reconnaître.

En anglais simple : Clothes or other things you wear so people cannot recognize you.

• She wore a disguise to escape.
• His wig was part of the disguise.
• Would anyone recognize me in this disguise?

Comment l'utiliser : disguise as someone/something (His disguise as a waiter fooled everyone.)

Synonymes : costume

Expressions courantes : wear a disguise, clever disguise, disguise as something

déguisement

Action de modifier son apparence pour empêcher les autres de vous reconnaître.

En anglais simple : The act of changing your appearance to prevent people from recognizing you.

• The spy relied on disguise and deception.
• She travelled in disguise to avoid attention.
• Their use of disguise made the escape possible.

Comment l'utiliser : in disguise (The officer entered the building in disguise.)

Synonymes : concealment, camouflage

Expressions courantes : in disguise, use of disguise, disguise and deception

façade, apparence

Apparence extérieure qui cache la véritable nature de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : An outside appearance that hides the true nature of something.

• His kindness was a disguise for cruelty.
• The cheerful design was a thin disguise for an ordinary product.
• They offered control under the disguise of protection.

Comment l'utiliser : under the disguise of something (The threat came under the disguise of friendly advice.)

Synonymes : cover, facade

Expressions courantes : under a disguise, disguise of something, thin disguise

dissimuler, masquer

Cacher un sentiment, un fait ou une intention en lui donnant une autre apparence.

En anglais simple : To hide a feeling, fact, or intention by making it seem different.

• She could not disguise her disappointment.
• He disguised his anger with a smile.
• The company tried to disguise its losses.

Comment l'utiliser : disguise something as something (He disguised his criticism as a joke.)

Synonymes : hide, conceal, mask

Contraires : reveal

Expressions courantes : disguise something as something, disguise your feelings, disguise the truth

déguiser, camoufler

Changer l’apparence de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose pour qu’on ne puisse pas le reconnaître.

En anglais simple : To change how someone or something looks so people cannot recognize them.

• He disguised himself with a hat.
• They disguised the entrance as a cupboard.
• Can you disguise your voice?

Comment l'utiliser : disguise someone/something as someone/something (They disguised the camera as a clock.)

Synonymes : camouflage

Expressions courantes : disguise yourself, disguise someone as something, disguise a voice