 | English | German |  |
 | to veil sth. | etw.Akk. verbrämen [fig.] [verschleiern] |  |
 | to veil sth. | etw.Akk. verhängen [verbergen] |  |
 | to veil sb./sth. | jdn./etw. verbergen |  |
 | to veil sb./sth. | jdn./etw. verschleiern |  |
 | to veil sb./sth | jdn./etw. verhüllen |  |
 | to veil sb./sth. [also fig.] | jdn./etw. umfloren [geh.] [z. B. von Nebel] |  |
Keywords contained |
 | to draw a veil over sth. | etw. verbergen |  |
 | to draw a veil over sth. | etw. zudecken |  |
 | to draw a veil over sth. [expression] | den Schleier des Vergessens über etw.Akk. breiten [geh.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | idiom to cast / draw a veil (of silence) over sth. [Br.] | den Mantel des Schweigens über etw. legen |  |
Partial Matches |
 | to veil oneself | sichAkk. verbergen |  |
 | to veil oneself | sichAkk. verhüllen |  |
 | to veil oneself | sichAkk. verschleiern |  |
 | to drop the veil | den Schleier fallen lassen |  |
 | to raise the veil | den Schleier lüften |  |
 | relig. to take the veil | eine Nonne werden |  |
 | to take the veil | in ein Nonnenkloster eintreten |  |
 | to veil one's face | sein Gesicht hinter einem Schleier verbergen |  |
 | to veil one's motives | seine (wahren) Motive verbergen |  |
 | to cast off the veil | den Schleier ablegen |  |
 | relig. to take the veil [idiom] [become a nun] | den Schleier nehmen [veraltend] [Redewendung] [Nonne werden] |  |
 | relig. to take the veil [idiom] [become a nun] | ins Kloster gehen [Nonne werden] |  |
 | relig. to take the veil [idiom] [become a nun] | Nonne werden |  |
 | to remove the veil from sb.'s eyes [idiom] | jdm. den Star stechen [fig.] [ugs.] [jemanden aufklären, wie sich etwas in Wirklichkeit verhält] |  |
 | to add sth. to sth. [attach, add in writing etc.] | etw.Akk. etw.Dat. beifügen [hinzufügen] |  |
 | to adopt sth. from sth. [e.g. words, or images] | etw.Akk. aus etw.Dat. entlehnen |  |
 | to dedicate sth. to sb./sth. [book etc., time, life] | jdm./etw. etw.Akk. widmen |  |
 | to direct sth. at sb./sth. [e.g. a comment] | etw.Akk. an jdn./etw. richten [z. B. einen Kommentar] |  |
 | to estimate sb./sth. at sth. [at a value, etc.] | jdn./etw. auf etw. schätzen [auf einen Wert etc.] |  |
 | to execute sth. in sth. [in metal, wood, ceramics, etc.] | etw. in etw.Dat. ausführen [Entwurf in Metall, Holz, Keramik etc.] |  |
 | to feed sth. on sth. [fig.] [one's eyes, soul] | etw.Akk. an etw.Dat. weiden [fig.] [geh.] |  |
 | to mix sth. with sth. [e.g. paint with water] | etw.Akk. mit etw.Dat. anmachen [durch Mischen, z. B. Farbe mit Wasser] |  |
 | to plate sth. (with sth.) [with a layer of metal] | etw.Akk. (mit etw.Dat.) überziehen [mit einer Schicht Metall] |  |
 | gastr. to stir sth. (with sth.) [e.g. with a whisk] | etw.Akk. (mit etw.Dat.) verrühren [z. B. mit einem Schneebesen] |  |
 | to tie sth. to sth. [fig.] [to link together in thought] | etw.Akk. auf etw.Akk. zurückführen [als Folge von etw. auffassen, erkennen] |  |
 | to translate sth. into sth. [e.g. dominance into goals] | etw. in etw.Akk. ummünzen [z. B. Überlegenheit in Tore] |  |
 | EU law to transpose sth. into sth. [esp. directives into national law] | etw.Akk. in etw.Akk. umsetzen [bes. Richtlinien in nationales Recht] |  |
 | gastr. to bake sth. inside sth. else [to bake in a dough] | etw.Akk. in etw.Akk. einbacken [in Teig] |  |
 | Unverified to bottom sth. (on / upon sth.) [rare] [base sth. on] | etw.Akk. (auf etw.Akk.) gründen |  |
 | electr. tech. to feed sth. back to sth. [e.g. signals, data] | etw.Akk. zurückführen zu etw.Dat. |  |
 | to pay sth. over to sth. [payment to tax office etc.] | etw.Akk. an etw.Akk. abführen |  |
 | to relate sb./sth. to / with sth. [bring into relation] | jdn./etw. mit etw.Dat. in Zusammenhang bringen |  |
 | to wage sth. against/on sb./sth. [war, campaign, etc.] | etw. gegen jdn./etw. führen [Krieg, Kampagne, etc.] |  |
 | to whisk sth. off (of sb./sth.) [brush / wipe off] | etw. (von jdm./etw.) wegwischen |  |
 | to give relief to sth. with sth. [make less monotonous] | etw. durch etw. auflockern [abwechslungsreicher machen] |  |
 | to claw one's way through sth. / out of sth. | sich aus etw. herauswühlen |  |
 | to claw one's way through sth. / out of sth. | sich durch etw. hindurchwühlen |  |
 | to lower sb./sth. to a level of sth. [fig.] | jdn./etw. zu etw. degradieren |  |
 | to refuse to accept sth. as an excuse (for sth.) | etw. nicht als Entschuldigung (für etw.) gelten lassen wollen |  |
 | to refuse to use sth. as an excuse (for sth.) | etw. nicht als Entschuldigung (für etw.Akk.) anführen wollen |  |
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