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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdéguisement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /de.ɡi.zə.mɑ̃/
"Il portait un déguisement pour aller à la fête costumée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A costume or set of clothes and accessories worn to conceal one's true identity or to impersonate someone else.
"He wore a thick beard and sunglasses as a disguise to avoid being recognized."
- 1
To give a different appearance to a person or thing in order to conceal its true identity or nature.
"She tried to disguise her voice over the phone so no one would know who she was."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'disguise' originates from the Middle English term 'disgisen', which is derived from the Old French 'desguiser', meaning to change appearance. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'dis-' meaning 'apart' and 'guisare' meaning 'to make' or 'to fashion'. Over time, the term evolved to encompass the act of concealing one's identity or appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disguise" is said worldwide
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déguisement
Transliteration: /de.ɡi.zə.mɑ̃/
"Il portait un déguisement pour aller à la fête costumée."
Verkleidung
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪdʊŋ/
"Seine Verkleidung war so gut, dass niemand ihn erkannte."
camuffamento
Transliteration: /ka.muf.faˈmen.to/
"La spia usò un travestimento perfetto per passare inosservata."
disfraz
Transliteration: /disˈfɾas/
"Los niños se pusieron un disfraz divertido para Halloween."
disfarce
Transliteration: /diʃˈfaɾ.si/
"O detetive usou um disfarce para investigar o caso sem ser visto."
भेष
Transliteration: bhesh
Script: भेस बदलना
"जासूस ने अपनी पहचान छिपाने के लिए एक नया भेष धारण किया।"
伪装
Transliteration: wěizhuāng
"间谍用伪装混入了敌人的营地。"
변장
Transliteration: byeonjang
"그는 완벽한 변장을 하고 건물 안으로 들어갔다."
変装
Transliteration: hensō
"彼は誰にも気づかれないように変装した。"
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