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  • 21Camouflage — (Barwy ochronne, 1977)    Krzysztof Zanussi deals with the themes of manipulation, corruption, and the conformity of Polish intelligentsia in this seminal film from the Cinema of Distrust period, a winner of the Festival of Polish Films. Set at a …

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  • 22camouflage — cam|ou|flage1 [ kæmə,flaʒ ] noun singular or uncount 1. ) a way of hiding people or objects by making them look like the natural background: an expert in military camouflage a ) the type of clothes or FACE PAINT that soldiers wear to make… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23Camouflage — Tarnung * * * Ca|mou|fla|ge auch: Ca|mouf|la|ge 〈[ kamufla:ʒə] f. 19; geh.〉 Irreführung, Täuschung, Tarnung [frz., „Tarnung“] * * * Ca|mou|f|la|ge [kamu fla:ʒə , österr. meist: …ʃ], die; , n [frz. camouflage] (bes. Militär; veraltet): Tarnung. *… …

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  • 24camouflage —    The means, effect, or act of concealing someone or something making a person or thing indistinguishable from his or its surroundings. Also, deception, and disguise, usually for either aesthetic or defensive reasons. Numerous living things owe… …

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  • 25camouflage — 1 noun 1 the way in which the colour or shape of something makes it difficult to see in the place where it lives: The insect s colour provides camouflage from its enemies. 2 a way of hiding something, especially a military object, using branches …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26camouflage — cam•ou•flage [[t]ˈkæm əˌflɑʒ[/t]] n. v. flaged, flag•ing 1) mil a) the act or technique of disguising elements of a military installation so as not to be detectable, esp. by enemy aircraft b) the constructing of decoy objects that from a distance …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27camouflage — 1. noun 1) pieces of mossy turf served for camouflage Syn: disguise, concealment, cover, screen 2) her indifference was merely camouflage Syn: a facade, a front, a false front, a smokescreen, a cover up, a mask …

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  • 28camouflage — 1. noun the stripes act as camouflage Syn: disguise, mask, screen, cover, cloak, front, facade, blind, concealment, subterfuge 2. verb I used cement to camouflage the hole Syn: disguise, hide, conceal …

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  • 29camouflage — maskavimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Natūralių arba dirbtinių medžiagų naudojimas siekiant suklaidinti priešą arba likti jo nepastebėtam. atitikmenys: angl. camouflage pranc. camouflage ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – veikla prieš stebėjimą …

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  • 30Camouflage — Ca|mou|fla|ge auch: Ca|mouf|la|ge 〈 [kamufla:ʒ(ə)] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 1. Irreführung, Täuschung, Betrug 2. 〈Kosmetik〉 Make up zum Überdecken von Hautfehlern; Pigmentflecken lassen sich mit Camouflage abdecken 3. 〈frz. Mil.〉 Tarnung 4. 〈Textilw.〉 …

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