camouflage (redirected from camouflages)

cam·ou·flage  (km-fläzh, -fläj)

n.

1. The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings.

2. Concealment by disguise or protective coloring.

3. Fabric or a garment dyed in splotches of green, brown, tan, and black so as to make the wearer indistinguishable from the surrounding environment.

v. cam·ou·flaged, cam·ou·flag·ing, cam·ou·flag·es

v.tr.

1. To conceal by the use of disguise or by protective coloring or garments that blend in with the surrounding environment.

2. To conceal, usually through misrepresentation or other artifice: camouflaged their hatred with professions of friendship. See Synonyms at disguise.

v.intr.

To use protective coloring or garments for concealment.

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[French, from camoufler, to disguise, alteration (influenced by camouflet, snub, smoke blown in one's face) of Italian camuffare.]

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camou·flager n.

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camouflage [ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ]

n

1. (Military) the exploitation of natural surroundings or artificial aids to conceal or disguise the presence of military units, equipment, etc.

2. (modifier) (of fabric or clothing) having a design of irregular patches of dull colours (such as browns and greens), as used in military camouflage

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the means by which animals escape the notice of predators, usually because of a resemblance to their surroundings: includes cryptic and apatetic coloration

4. a device or expedient designed to conceal or deceive

vb

(tr) to conceal by camouflage

[from French, from camoufler, from Italian camuffare to disguise, deceive, of uncertain origin]

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camouflage  (km-fläzh)

Protective coloring or another feature that conceals an animal and enables it to blend into its surroundings. Compare warning coloration.

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The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	camouflage - an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" disguise semblance, gloss, color, colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
	2.	camouflage - fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background camo cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	3.	camouflage - device or stratagem for concealment or deceit cover, covert, concealment, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
	4.	camouflage - the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" disguise concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret
Verb	1.	camouflage - disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory" disguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

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camouflage

noun

1. protective colouring, mimicry, false appearance, deceptive markings Many animals employ camouflage to hide from predators.

2. disguise, front, cover, screen, blind, mask, cloak, guise, masquerade, subterfuge, concealment Her merrymaking was only a camouflage to disguise her grief.

verb

disguise, cover, screen, hide, mask, conceal, obscure, veil, cloak, obfuscate This is another clever attempt to camouflage reality.
disguise show, reveal, display, expose, bare, exhibit, unveil, uncover, unmask

Translations

camouflage [ˈkæməflɑːʒ]

A. N → camuflaje m

B. VT → camuflar

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camouflage [ˈkæməflɑːʒ]

n → camouflage m

vt → camoufler

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camouflage

n (Mil) → Tarnung f; (fig) → Tarnung f, → Camouflage f (geh); for camouflage → zur Tarnung; camouflage nets → Tarnnetze pl

vt (Mil, fig) → tarnen; she smiled but it didn’t camouflage her despair → ihr Lächeln konnte nicht über ihre Verzweiflung hinwegtäuschen

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camouflage in cpds → Tarn-

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camouflage [ˈkæməflɑːʒ]

1. n → camuffamento (Mil) → mimetizzazione f

2. vt → camuffare (Mil) → mimetizzare

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camouflage [ˈkæməflɑːʒ]

1. n → camuffamento (Mil) → mimetizzazione f

2. vt → camuffare (Mil) → mimetizzare

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camouflage

n camouflage [ˈkӕməflaːʒ]

something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage. kamoeflering تَمْويه، تَعْمِيَه маскировка maskování camouflage die Tarnung παραλλαγή, καμουφλάζ camuflaje kaitsemaskeering استتار naamiointi camouflage הָסווָאָה छद्मावरण maskiranje, prikrivanje álcázás penyamaran felubúningur, –litur mascheramento, mimetizzazione カモフラージュ 위장 dengiamoji spalva, kamufliažas maskēšana; maskēšanās penyamaran camouflage kamuflasje kamuflaż camuflagem camuflaj маскировка maskovanie kamuflaža kamuflaža kamouflage การอำพราง kamuflaj, gizleme 偽裝 камуфляж, маскування دھوکا، فریب ngụy trang 伪装

v

to conceal with camouflage. kamoefleer يموّه، يُعمّـي маскирам (za)maskovat camouflere tarnen καμουφλάρω camuflar (kaitseks) maskeerima استتار کردن naamioida camoufler לְהַסווֹת छदमावरण करना maskiranje, prikrivanje álcáz menyamarkan felubúa, felulita camuffare, mascherare 偽装する 위장하다 maskuoti, dengti maskēt; maskēties menyamarkan camoufleren kamuflere kamuflować camuflar a ca­mu­fla маскировать zamaskovať prikriti kamuflirati kamouflera อำพราง kamuflaj yapmak, gizlemek 偽裝 маскувати(ся) دشمن کی نظروں سے چھپانا ، پوشیدہ کرنا ngụy trang 伪装