disfraz

m.

disguise (traje).

llevar un disfraz to wear a disguise; (para camuflarse) to wear fancy dress (para baile, fiesta)

un disfraz de bruja/gorila a witch/gorilla costume

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disfraz

► nombre masculino (pl disfraces)

1 (para engañar) disguise

2 (para una fiesta etc) fancy dress outfit, fancy dress costume

3 figurado (simulación) simulation, pretence (US pretense)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajo el disfraz de figurado under the guise of, under the pretence of

sin disfraz plainly

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noun m.

1) costume

2) disguise

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SM

1) (=traje) [para una fiesta] fancy dress, costume (EEUU); [para engañar a algn] disguise

yo fui a la fiesta con un disfraz de pirata — I went to the party dressed as a pirate o in a pirate costume

llevaba un disfraz de hombre — she was disguised as a man

baile de disfraces — fancy-dress ball

2) (=pretexto) facade (de for)

bajo el disfraz de algo — under the cloak of sth

3) (Mil) camouflage

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masculino

a) (Indum) (para jugar, fiestas) costume, fancy dress outfit (BrE); (para engañar) disguise

cruzó la frontera con un disfraz de mujer — he crossed the border disguised as a woman

un baile/fiesta de disfraces — a costume o (BrE) fancy dress ball/party

b) (simulación) front

es un disfraz para ocultar su inseguridad — it's just a pretense o a front to hide his insecurity

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= fancy dress, disguise, costume.

Ex. These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.

Ex. The argument is also supported by psychoanalytical theory, in which beauty is worn as a disguise for not possessing a phallus.

Ex. If we inform the system that MUSIC DRAMA is in fact OPERA, it should treat MUSIC DRAMA-COSTUMES as at least suspect.

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* baile de disfraces = masquerade, masquerade ball.

* fiesta de disfraces = costume party, fancy dress ball.

* ropa de disfraz = masquerade costume, fancy dress.

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masculino

a) (Indum) (para jugar, fiestas) costume, fancy dress outfit (BrE); (para engañar) disguise

cruzó la frontera con un disfraz de mujer — he crossed the border disguised as a woman

un baile/fiesta de disfraces — a costume o (BrE) fancy dress ball/party

b) (simulación) front

es un disfraz para ocultar su inseguridad — it's just a pretense o a front to hide his insecurity

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= fancy dress, disguise, costume.

Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.

Ex: The argument is also supported by psychoanalytical theory, in which beauty is worn as a disguise for not possessing a phallus.

Ex: If we inform the system that MUSIC DRAMA is in fact OPERA, it should treat MUSIC DRAMA-COSTUMES as at least suspect.

* baile de disfraces = masquerade, masquerade ball.

* fiesta de disfraces = costume party, fancy dress ball.

* ropa de disfraz = masquerade costume, fancy dress.

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disfraz

masculine

1 (Indum) (para jugar, fiestas) costume, fancy dress costume (BrE); (para engañar) disguise

cruzó la frontera con un disfraz de mujer he crossed the border disguised as a woman

un disfraz de arlequín a harlequin costume

baile/fiesta de disfraces costume o (BrE) fancy dress ball/party

2 (simulación) front

es un disfraz para ocultar su inseguridad it's just a pretense o a front to hide his insecurity

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disfraz sustantivo masculino

a) (Indum) (para jugar, fiestas) costume, fancy dress outfit (BrE);

(para engañar) disguise;

◊ una fiesta de disfraces a costume o (BrE) fancy dress party

b) (simulación) front

disfraz sustantivo masculino
1 (para disimular) disguise: pasó la frontera con un disfraz de mujer, he crossed the border disguised as a woman
su amabilidad es el disfraz de su desprecio, his kindness is a cloak for his contempt
2 (para una fiesta) fancy dress, US costume
fiesta de disfraces, fancy dress party, US costume party
'disfraz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- alquiler
English:
costume
- disguise
- fancy dress
- fancy

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disfraz nm

1. [traje] disguise;

[para baile, fiesta] fancy dress costume;

pasó los controles con un o [m5]bajo un disfraz de soldado he got past the checkpoints disguised as a soldier;

llevar un disfraz [para camuflarse] to wear a disguise;

[para baile, fiesta] to wear fancy dress;

un disfraz de bruja/gorila a witch/gorilla costume;

un baile/una fiesta de disfraces a fancy dress ball/party

2. [disimulo] front, facade

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disfraz

m para ocultar disguise; para fiestas costume, Br

fancy dress

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disfraz nm, pl disfraces

1) : disguise

2) : costume

3) : front, pretense

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disfraz n

1. (para una fiesta, carnaval) fancy dress / costume

llevaba un disfraz de pirata she was wearing a pirate's costume

2. (para no ser reconocido) disguise

el ladrón llevaba un disfraz the thief wore a disguise

fiesta de disfraces fancy dress party