disguise

travestimento

Vestiti o altri oggetti che indossi per non farti riconoscere.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: disguise as someone/something (His disguise as a waiter fooled everyone.)

Sinonimi: costume

Espressioni comuni: wear a disguise, clever disguise, disguise as something

travestimento

L’atto di cambiare il proprio aspetto per non farsi riconoscere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: in disguise (The officer entered the building in disguise.)

Sinonimi: concealment, camouflage

Espressioni comuni: in disguise, use of disguise, disguise and deception

facciata, apparenza

Aspetto esteriore che nasconde la vera natura di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: under the disguise of something (The threat came under the disguise of friendly advice.)

Sinonimi: cover, facade

Espressioni comuni: under a disguise, disguise of something, thin disguise

nascondere, dissimulare

Nascondere un sentimento, un fatto o un’intenzione facendoli apparire diversi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: disguise something as something (He disguised his criticism as a joke.)

Sinonimi: hide, conceal, mask

Contrari: reveal

Espressioni comuni: disguise something as something, disguise your feelings, disguise the truth

travestire, camuffare

Cambiare l’aspetto di qualcuno o qualcosa per renderlo irriconoscibile.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: disguise someone/something as someone/something (They disguised the camera as a clock.)

Sinonimi: camouflage

Espressioni comuni: disguise yourself, disguise someone as something, disguise a voice