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cloak

/kləʊk/

/kloʊk/

cloaknoun

cloaks

/kləʊk/

/kloʊk/

Translations

cape

She wore a long, flowing cloak to keep warm during the chilly evening.

Elle portait une longue cape fluide pour se réchauffer pendant la soirée fraîche.

Additional translations

voileSurtout au sens figuré : ce qui cache ou dissimule.

Definitions

A loose outer garment, typically sleeveless, that hangs from the shoulders.

She wore a long, flowing cloak to keep warm during the chilly evening.

Something that covers or conceals; a disguise or pretense.

The project was carried out under a cloak of secrecy to prevent any leaks.

Synonyms

cloakverb

cloaked

Past Simple

cloaked

Past Participle

cloaking

Gerund

/kləʊk/

/kloʊk/

Translations

draperAu sens concret : couvrir comme d’une cape.

The spy cloaked his true identity with a false name and background.

L’espion a drapé sa véritable identité d’un faux nom et d’un faux passé.

dissimulerAu sens figuré : cacher, masquer la vérité.

The company cloaked its financial losses by manipulating the reports.

L’entreprise a dissimulé ses pertes financières en manipulant les rapports.

Definitions

To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak.

The spy cloaked his true identity with a false name and background.

To hide or disguise something, often to obscure the truth.

The company cloaked its financial losses by manipulating the reports.

Synonyms

cloakadjective

/kləʊk/

/kloʊk/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "cloak room")

Translations

Additional translations

de capeEmploi attributif, surtout dans des composés nominaux.

Definitions

Relating to or designed for cloaks; used before another noun to denote association with cloaks.

He bought a cloak clasp to fasten his new garment.

cloakpast participle

Definitions

Covered, concealed, or shrouded, as if by a cloak.

A cloaked figure emerged from the mist.

cloakgerund / present participle

Definitions

Involving or relating to the act or technique of concealing or rendering invisible.

The engineers tested a cloaking device for the aircraft.