shroud

shroud
1. noun
1) (a cloth wrapped around a dead body.) mortaja
2) (something that covers: a shroud of mist.) velo

2. verb
(to cover or hide: The incident was shrouded in mystery.) envolver
shroud
tr[ʃraʊd]
noun
1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL mortaja, sudario
2 figurative use (of mist, secrecy) velo
transitive verb
1 figurative use envolver
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be shrouded in something estar envuelto,-a en un velo de algo
shroud ['ʃraʊd] vt
: envolver
shroud n
1) : sudario m, mortaja f
2) veil: velo m
wrapped in a shroud of mystery: envuelto en un aura de misterio
shroud
n.
• mortaja s.f.
• sudario s.m.
v.
• amortajar v.

I ʃraʊd
noun (for corpse) mortaja f, sudario m

a shroud of secrecy — (journ) un velo de silencio


II
transitive verb envolver*

to be shrouded IN something: the town was shrouded in fog (liter) un velo de niebla envolvía la ciudad (liter); a case shrouded in mystery — (journ) un caso envuelto en un velo de misterio, un caso rodeado de misterio

[ʃraʊd]
1. N
1) (around corpse) sudario m , mortaja f

the Shroud of Turin — la Sábana Santa de Turín, el Santo Sudario de Turín

2) (fig)

a shroud of mystery — un velo or halo de misterio

3) shrouds (Naut) obenques mpl
2. VT
1) [+ corpse] amortajar
2) (fig) velar, cubrir

the castle was shrouded in mist — el castillo estaba envuelto en niebla

the whole thing is shrouded in mystery — el asunto está envuelto en un halo de misterio

the whole affair is shrouded in secrecy — el asunto se mantiene en secreto

* * *

I [ʃraʊd]
noun (for corpse) mortaja f, sudario m

a shroud of secrecy — (journ) un velo de silencio


II
transitive verb envolver*

to be shrouded IN something: the town was shrouded in fog (liter) un velo de niebla envolvía la ciudad (liter); a case shrouded in mystery — (journ) un caso envuelto en un velo de misterio, un caso rodeado de misterio


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