Was heißt »ver­de­cken« auf Englisch?

Das Verb ver­de­cken lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • conceal

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Durch die Witzigkeit konnte er seine Traurigkeit verdecken.

With humor, he could cover his sadness.

With humor, he could mask his sadness.

Er verdeckte seinen Kummer mit einem Lächeln.

He disguised his sorrow with a smile.

Das galaktische Zentrum wird von dunklen Staubwolken verdeckt, die eine direkte Beobachtung von der Erde aus unmöglich machen.

The galactic center is hidden by dark dust clouds that make direct observation from Earth impossible.

Schwarze Augengläser verdecken die Augen meines blinden Kollegen.

Black eyeglasses cover the eyes of my blind colleague.

Das Ortsschild war von herabhängenden Ästen verdeckt, sodass man es leicht übersehen konnte.

The place-name sign was obscured by overhanging branches, which meant that you could easily miss it.

Ein Zug kann einen anderen verdecken.

One train can hide another.

A train can hide another one.

Mary verdeckte ihren Mund.

Mary covered her mouth.

Reizender Efeu wallte hinab und verdeckte den Höhleneingang teilweise.

Lovely ivy cascaded down and partially obscured the cave entrance.

Synonyme

ka­schie­ren:
cover up
tar­nen:
camouflage
disguise
über­de­cken:
superimpose
superpose
um­hül­len:
cover
wrap
ver­heim­li­chen:
hide
keep secret
ver­hül­len:
cloak
cover
shroud
veil
ver­klei­den:
disguise
dress up
ver­schlei­ern:
become blurred
become hazy
cover up
disguise
fog
veil
veil oneself
ver­wi­schen:
blur
smudge

Antonyme

ab­de­cken:
remove
uncover
of­fen­le­gen:
disclose
reveal
unfold
unveil
zei­gen:
demonstrate
indicate
point
present
show

Englische Beispielsätze

  • I notice that they conceal the origin of this honey. "Produce of EU and non-EU countries" is what it says.

  • Everyone has stupid thoughts, but the wise conceal them.

  • Tom refused to conceal the truth.

  • Tom was wearing a mask to conceal his identity.

  • The true art of acting is to conceal from the audience that which is part of the role and that which comes from you personally.

  • She tried in vain to conceal her fear.

  • To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

  • He is in love with her, but he tries to conceal his feelings.

  • The criminal had to conceal his identity.

  • Don't conceal what you feel about it.

  • Chris could not conceal his sadness when he heard that Beth had been unable to find his valuable watch.

Ver­de­cken übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: verdecken. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: verdecken. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 432651, 446617, 2366878, 3514257, 4468693, 7328135, 10263152, 12362762, 12245779, 7791064, 2957925, 1867728, 1490736, 1338691, 892716, 302741, 44416, 42919 & 34017. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR