Schleier
derNounveil
English translations
- 01
veil
- 02
veil
- 03
gossamer
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Schleier ist ein Stück Stoff, das dazu dient, das Gesicht oder den Kopf zu bedecken.
- English meaning
- A veil is a piece of fabric used to cover the face or head.
- Synonym
- Hülle, Verhüllung
- German example
- Die Braut trug einen weißen Schleier.
- English example
- The bride wore a white veil.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Schleier
- Plural Form
- die Schleier
Related words
- schleierhaft
obscure
- schleierhaft
mysterious
- schleierhaft
veiled
- schleierartig
filmy
- schleierartig
veil-like
- schleierartig
diaphanous
- verschleiert
obscured
- verschleiert
covert
- Gesichtsschleier
veil
- Verschleierung
Veil
- Verschleierung
dissimulation
- Verschleiern
dissimulation
- entschleiern
to reveal
- verschleiern
obscure
- entschleiern
to unveil
- entschleiern
to disclose
- schleierhaft
enigmatic
- Schleiereule
Barn owl
- verschleiern
To conceal
- Gesichtsschleier
Face veil
- Nebelschleier
A thin, light layer of fog.
- entschleiern
To unveil
- Verschleierung
Veiling
- Shroud
Schleier
- obfuskieren
Obfuscate
- Augenwischerei
Deception, trickery
- rahn
thin, scrawny, gaunt
- tannen
To plant with fir trees
- Hennin
hennin
- Kopftuch
Headscarf
- Neusprech
Newspeak
- Nebelstreif
Streak of fog
- Niqab
Niqab
- vernebeln
To obscure
- Trübung
Turbidity
- Vertuschung
Cover-up is the deliberate concealment of wrongdoing or crimes.
- Mantilla
Mantilla
- Bartkauz
Great Grey Owl
- Zahlenspiel
A numbers game is a manipulative presentation of numbers or statistics to support or obscure a particular statement.
- Tüll
Tulle
- Geldwäscher
Money launderer
- Geldwäscherei
Money laundering
- Verbrämung
Euphemism, glossing over
- Burka
burqa
- Burke
Burke is a surname and can refer to various people, notably the Irish statesman Edmund Burke.
- Mantille
A mantilla is a traditional Spanish lace veil worn over the head and shoulders.
- beschönigend
Euphemistic None
Example sentences with “Schleier”
Die Braut trägt einen Schleier. (The bride is wearing a veil.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it masculine?
Yes, it is masculine (der Schleier).