Smokescreen in spanish
Cortina de humo
pronunciation: koʊɹ̩tinɑdeumoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: koʊɹ̩tinɑdeumoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
smokescreen = cortina de humo, paño de humo, nube de humo. [También escrita separada smoke screen]
Example: Librarians were forced to put up a rhetorical smokescreen which only partially succeeded in hiding the library's true nature.more:
» blow + a smokescreen = levantar una cortina de humo, correr una cortina de humo, hacer una maniobra de distracción, jugar al despiste.
Example: Meanwhile, Russia give arms and nuclear scientists to Iran and Syria, while blowing a smokescreen at the U.N. with a bunch of rhetoric.» put up + a smokescreen = levantar un cortina de humo, correr una cortina de humo, hacer una maniobra de distracción, jugar al despiste.
Example: Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven't read the bill or are putting up a smokescreen to divert attention from their goal to censor dissenting scientific views.