disfrazar

v.

1 to disguise.

disfrazar a alguien de to dress somebody up as

Su maquillaje disfraza su cicatriz Her makeup disguises her scar.

Su sonrisa disfraza su odio Her smile disguises her hate.

2 to disguise (disimular) (intenciones, verdad, hechos).

disfrazó la voz para que no lo reconociera he disguised his voice so she wouldn't recognize him

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disfrazar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona) to disguise, dress up

2 (emoción) hide, conceal; (voz) disguise

► verbo pronominal disfrazarse

1 (para engañar) to disguise oneself (de, as)

2 (para una fiesta etc) to dress up (de, as)

■ se disfrazó de payaso he dressed up as a clown

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verb

1) to disguise

2) conceal

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- disfrazarse

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] to disguise (de as)

lo disfrazaron de soldado — they disguised him as a soldier

2) (=ocultar) [+ sentimiento, verdad, intención] to disguise, conceal; [+ sabor] to disguise

3) (Mil) to camouflage

2.

See:

disfrazarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a)

disfrazar a alguien de algo — (para fiesta) to dress somebody up as something; (par engañar) to disguise somebody as something

b) (disimular, ocultar) <sentimiento/verdad> to conceal, hide; <voz/escritura/intención> to disguise

2.

disfrazarse v pron

a) (por diversión) to dress up

todo el mundo se disfrazó para la fiesta — everyone went to the party in costume o (BrE) fancy dress

disfrazarse de algo/alguien — to dress up as something/somebody

¿de qué te disfrazaste en carnaval? — what did you go to the carnival as?

b) (para engañar) to disguise oneself

disfrazarse de algo/alguien — to disguise oneself as something/somebody, dress up as something/somebody

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= disguise, clothe, dress + Nombre + up.

Ex. But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex. The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex. The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.

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* disfrazar Algo = wrap + Nombre + up in.

* disfrazarse de = dress up as, dress as.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a)

disfrazar a alguien de algo — (para fiesta) to dress somebody up as something; (par engañar) to disguise somebody as something

b) (disimular, ocultar) <sentimiento/verdad> to conceal, hide; <voz/escritura/intención> to disguise

2.

disfrazarse v pron

a) (por diversión) to dress up

todo el mundo se disfrazó para la fiesta — everyone went to the party in costume o (BrE) fancy dress

disfrazarse de algo/alguien — to dress up as something/somebody

¿de qué te disfrazaste en carnaval? — what did you go to the carnival as?

b) (para engañar) to disguise oneself

disfrazarse de algo/alguien — to disguise oneself as something/somebody, dress up as something/somebody

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= disguise, clothe, dress + Nombre + up.

Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex: The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.

* disfrazar Algo = wrap + Nombre + up in.

* disfrazarse de = dress up as, dress as.

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disfrazar [A4 ]

vt

1 ‹persona›

la disfrazó para el carnaval he dressed her up for the carnival

lo disfrazaron para ocultar su identidad they disguised him in order to conceal his identity

disfrazar a algn DE algo to dress sb up/disguise sb AS sth

2 (disimular, ocultar) ‹sentimiento/verdad› to conceal, hide; ‹voz/escritura/intención› to disguise

■ disfrazarse

v pron

1 (por diversión) to dress up

a los niños les encanta disfrazarse children love dressing up o (BrE) love putting on fancy dress

todo el mundo se disfrazó para la fiesta everyone went to the party in costume o (BrE) fancy dress

disfrazarse DE algo/algn to dress up AS sth/sb

¿de qué te disfrazaste en carnaval? what did you dress up as for the carnival?, what did you go to the carnival as?

2 (para engañar) to disguise oneself disfrazarse DE algo/algn to disguise oneself AS sth/sb, dress up AS sth/sb

se escapó disfrazado de enfermero he escaped by disguising himself as o by dressing up as a nurse, he escaped disguised as a nurse

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disfrazar (conjugate disfrazar) verbo transitivo

a) disfrazar a algn de algo (para fiesta) to dress sb up as sth;

(para engañar) to disguise sb as sth

b) (disimular, ocultar) ‹sentimiento/verdad› to conceal, hide;

‹voz/escritura/intención› to disguise
disfrazarse verbo pronominal

a) (por diversión) to dress up;

disfrazarse de algo/algn to dress up as sth/sb

b) (para engañar) to disguise oneself;

disfrazarse de algo/algn to disguise oneself as sth/sb, dress up as sth/sb
disfrazar verbo transitivo to disguise
'disfrazar' also found in these entries:
English:
camouflage
- disguise
- dress up

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disfrazar

♦ vt

1. [para baile, fiesta] to dress up;

[para engañar] to disguise;

disfrazar a alguien de to dress sb up as;

disfrazaron a la niña de hada madrina they dressed the little girl up as a fairy godmother

2. [disimular] [intenciones] to disguise;

[sentimientos, nervios] to hide; [verdad, hechos] to disguise;

disfrazaba sus verdaderos deseos he kept what he really wanted a secret;

disfrazó la voz para que no lo reconociera he disguised his voice so she wouldn't recognize him

♦ See also the pronominal verb disfrazarse

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disfrazar

v/t para ocultar disguise (de as); para divertir dress up (de as)

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disfrazar {21} vt

1) : to disguise

2) : to mask, to conceal

♦ See also the reflexive verb disfrazarse