Veil in spanish
Velo
pronunciation: beloʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: beloʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
veil1 = velo.
Example: Pilgrims journeyed to the cathedral to view the Veil of the Virgin, a strip of cloth believed to have been worn by the Virgin Mary at the Nativity of Christ.more:
» a veil of mist = un halo de bruma, un velo de bruma.
Example: This sound conjures up a foggy winter day with obscure figures passing through a veil of mist.» a veil of secrecy = con el mayor secreto, en el mayor secreto.
Example: The judge also sealed the court records, drawing a veil of secrecy over those 10 cases.» bridal veil = velo de novia.
Example: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.» draw + a veil over = correr un tupido velo sobre, echar un tupido velo sobre.
Example: In the latter case, France that had a vested interest in drawing a veil over the murderous events of 1915-1916.» lift + the veil on = levantar el velo, desvelar, revelar.
Example: Microsoft lifts the veil on two new tablets meant to show the way forward for Windows.» take + the veil = tomar el hábito.
Example: For the first 20 years after she took the veil, she never left the monastery walls.» wedding veil = velo de boda, velo de novia, velo nupcial.
Example: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.veil2
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» unveil = desvelar, descubrir, revelar, presentar.
Example: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.» veil in + mystery = rodear de misterio.
Example: Countless people have tried to find the entrance to this fabled underground palace, but its secrets remain veiled in mystery.» veil in + secrecy = guardar en secreto.
Example: Tibet, a land veiled in secrecy for centuries, 'the roof of the world' full of mystery, grandeur and overwhelming sights.