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mas·quer·ade
(măs′kə-rād′)n.
1.
a. A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball. Also called masque.
b. A costume for such a party or ball.
2.
a. A disguise or false outward show; a pretense: a masquerade of humility.
b. An involved scheme; a charade.
intr.v. mas·quer·ad·ed, mas·quer·ad·ing, mas·quer·ades
1. To wear a mask or disguise, as at a masquerade: She masqueraded as a shepherd.
2. To go about as if in disguise; have or put on a deceptive appearance: The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.
[French mascarade, from Italian mascarata, variant of mascherata, from Old Italian maschera, mask; see mask.]
mas′quer·ad′er n.
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masquerade
(ˌmæskəˈreɪd)n
1. a party or other gathering to which the guests wear masks and costumes
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the disguise worn at such a function
3. a pretence or disguise
vb (intr)
4. to participate in a masquerade; disguise oneself
5. to dissemble
[C16: from Spanish mascarada, from mascara mask]
ˌmasquerˈader n
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mas•quer•ade
(ˌmæs kəˈreɪd)n., v. -ad•ed, -ad•ing. n.
1. a festive gathering of people wearing masks and costumes.
2. a costume worn at such a gathering.
3. false outward show; pretense.
v.i. 4. to represent oneself falsely.
5. to disguise oneself.
6. to take part in a masquerade.
[1580–90; pseudo-Sp variant of Middle French mascarade < Upper Italian mascherada; see mask, -ade 1]
mas`quer•ad′er, n.
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masquerade
Past participle: masqueraded
Gerund: masquerading
| Imperative |
|---|
| masquerade |
| masquerade |
| Present |
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| I masquerade |
| you masquerade |
| he/she/it masquerades |
| we masquerade |
| you masquerade |
| they masquerade |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I masqueraded |
| you masqueraded |
| he/she/it masqueraded |
| we masqueraded |
| you masqueraded |
| they masqueraded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am masquerading |
| you are masquerading |
| he/she/it is masquerading |
| we are masquerading |
| you are masquerading |
| they are masquerading |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have masqueraded |
| you have masqueraded |
| he/she/it has masqueraded |
| we have masqueraded |
| you have masqueraded |
| they have masqueraded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was masquerading |
| you were masquerading |
| he/she/it was masquerading |
| we were masquerading |
| you were masquerading |
| they were masquerading |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had masqueraded |
| you had masqueraded |
| he/she/it had masqueraded |
| we had masqueraded |
| you had masqueraded |
| they had masqueraded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will masquerade |
| you will masquerade |
| he/she/it will masquerade |
| we will masquerade |
| you will masquerade |
| they will masquerade |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have masqueraded |
| you will have masqueraded |
| he/she/it will have masqueraded |
| we will have masqueraded |
| you will have masqueraded |
| they will have masqueraded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be masquerading |
| you will be masquerading |
| he/she/it will be masquerading |
| we will be masquerading |
| you will be masquerading |
| they will be masquerading |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been masquerading |
| you have been masquerading |
| he/she/it has been masquerading |
| we have been masquerading |
| you have been masquerading |
| they have been masquerading |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been masquerading |
| you will have been masquerading |
| he/she/it will have been masquerading |
| we will have been masquerading |
| you will have been masquerading |
| they will have been masquerading |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been masquerading |
| you had been masquerading |
| he/she/it had been masquerading |
| we had been masquerading |
| you had been masquerading |
| they had been masquerading |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would masquerade |
| you would masquerade |
| he/she/it would masquerade |
| we would masquerade |
| you would masquerade |
| they would masquerade |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have masqueraded |
| you would have masqueraded |
| he/she/it would have masqueraded |
| we would have masqueraded |
| you would have masqueraded |
| they would have masqueraded |
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Noun 1. [画像:masquerade - a party of guests wearing costumes and masks]masquerade - a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
2. [画像:masquerade - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party]masquerade - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"
disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
domino - a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume
false face - a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume
3. masquerade - making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
Verb 1. masquerade - take part in a masquerade
2. masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
personate, pose, impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
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masquerade
verb
1. pose, pretend to be, impersonate, profess to be, pass yourself off, simulate, disguise yourself He masqueraded as a doctor and fooled everyone.
noun
1. pretence, disguise, deception, front (informal), cover, screen, put-on (slang), mask, cover-up, cloak, guise, subterfuge, dissimulation, imposture He claimed that the elections would be a masquerade.
2. masked ball, masquerade ball, revel, mummery, fancy dress party, costume ball, masked party A man was killed at the Christmas masquerade.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
masquerade
noun1. A deceptive outward appearance:
cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.
Slang: put-on.
2. A display of insincere behavior:
1. To change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of:
2. To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is:
Idiom: pass oneself off as.
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Translations
تَقَنُّع، تَظاهُريَتَظاهَر ليَخْدَع
maškarádapředstíránívydávat se
give sig ud for at væremaskerade
samar
dúlbúastlátalæti
apsimetimasmaskaradas
izlikšanāsizlikties
maškaráda
kılığına girmeksahte davranışyapmacık
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
masquerade
[ˌmæskəˈreɪd] n
(= sham) → mascarade f
I refuse to take part in such a masquerade → Je refuse de prendre part à une telle mascarade.
I refuse to take part in such a masquerade → Je refuse de prendre part à une telle mascarade.
vi
to masquerade as → se faire passer pour
to masquerade as → se faire passer pour
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
masquerade
n → Maskerade f; that’s just a masquerade, she’s not really like that at all (fig) → das ist alles nur Theater, in Wirklichkeit ist sie gar nicht so
vi to masquerade as ... → sich verkleiden als ...; (fig) → sich ausgeben als ..., vorgeben, ... zu sein ; this cheap trash masquerading as literature → dieser Schund, der als Literatur ausgegeben wird
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
masquerade
[ˌmæskəˈreɪd]1. n (fig) (pretence) → mascherata, finzione f, montatura ; (masked ball) → ballo in maschera
2. vi to masquerade as → farsi passare per
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
masquerade
(mӕskəˈreid) noun (a) pretence or disguise. Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade. vermomming تَقَنُّع، تَظاهُر преструвка fingimento předstírání die Verstellung maskerade υποκρισία mascarada, farsa teesklus تظاهر teeskentely mascarade נֶשֶף מַסֵיכוֹת छद्मवेश maškarada komédia samaran látalæti finzione 見せかけ 거짓 꾸밈, 겉치레 apsimetimas, maskaradas izlikšanās sandiwara vals vertoon maskerade, forkledning maskarada په ظاهره كښى fingimento mascaradă притворство, маскарад maškaráda maškarada maskarada maskerad, förklädnad การเสแสร้ง yapmacık, sahte davranış 偽裝 маскарад بہروپ trò giả dối 伪装
verb (with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive. The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman. voorgee, maak of يَتَظاهَر ليَخْدَع преструвам се fingir-se de vydávat se (za) sich ausgeben give sig ud for at være παριστάνω, προσποιούμαι hacerse pasar por, disfrazarse teesklema تظاهر کردن näytellä se faire passer pour לְהִתחָזוֹת भेस बदलना, स्वांग भरना, कपट भेस धारण करना prerušiti se kiadja magát vminek berpura-pura dúlbúast travestirsi, spacciarsi per 変装する ...체하다, 속이다 apsimesti izlikties berpura-pura zich voordoen als gi seg ut for å være, forkle seg som udawać, maskować się تظاهر كول mascarar-se de a trece drept выдавать себя за, маскироваться под vydávať sa (za) pretvarjati se pretvarati se ge sig ut för att vara เสแสร้ง (birinin) kılığına girmek 假裝 видавати себе; прикидатися بہروپ، سوانگ بھرنا giả mạo 假装
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