veil
/veɪl/noun
उच्चारण वेल
घूँघट, परदा
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a covering of very thin cloth for the head and face, worn especially by women; something that hides a situation or an activity
घूँघट, परदा
- a veil of secrecy
- A thin veil covered the bride's face during the ceremony.
- The bride lifted her veil and smiled at the guests.
+ 2 more examples
- A veil of mist covered the hills at dawn.
- The company worked behind a veil of silence.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
veil (countable noun)
A veil is a piece of cloth or net worn over the head or face.
Veil सिर या चेहरे पर पहना जाने वाला कपड़ा या जाली है।
- The bride lifted her veil.
- A thin veil covered her face.
a veil of sth (figurative)
The phrase names something that hides or softens, such as mist, secrecy or silence.
यह वाक्यांश ऐसी चीज़ को बताता है जो छिपाती या हल्की करती है, जैसे कोहरा, गोपनीयता या चुप्पी।
- The mountain was hidden behind a veil of mist.
- The meeting was held under a veil of secrecy.
veil + sth (verb) / be veiled in sth
As a verb, veil means to cover or hide partly; be veiled in sth names what hides it.
Verb के रूप में 'veil' का अर्थ आंशिक रूप से ढँकना या छिपाना है।
- The valley was veiled in mist.
- He veiled his anger behind a polite smile.
draw / lift a veil over sth
Draw a veil over means to avoid talking about something unpleasant; lift the veil means to reveal it.
'Draw a veil over' का अर्थ किसी अप्रिय बात की चर्चा से बचना है; 'lift the veil' का अर्थ उसे प्रकट करना है।
- Let us draw a veil over that unfortunate incident.
- The report lifted the veil on corruption.
+Collocations 4
verb + veil
wearliftraiseremovedraw
- She wore a veil to the wedding.
adjective + veil
thinwhiteblacktransparentheavy
- A thin veil of cloud covered the sun.
veil of + noun
secrecymistsilencesmokedarkness
- The village lay under a veil of smoke.
veiled + noun
threatinsultcriticismwarning
- He made a veiled threat to the shopkeeper.
“More examples 5
- The bride's red veil was embroidered with gold thread.
दुल्हन का लाल घूँघट सुनहरे धागे की कढ़ाई वाला था।
- A veil of mist hung over the hills in the morning.
सुबह पहाड़ियों पर कोहरे का परदा छाया हुआ था।
- The minister's reply contained a veiled warning.
मंत्री के उत्तर में एक छिपी हुई चेतावनी थी।
- Radhika drew a veil over her mistakes and moved on.
राधिका ने अपनी गलतियों पर परदा डाला और आगे बढ़ गई।
- The negotiations took place behind a veil of secrecy.
बातचीत गोपनीयता के परदे के पीछे हुई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The hills were veiled of mist.
✓ The hills were veiled in mist.
The preposition after veiled is in (or by), not of.
'Veiled' के बाद preposition 'in' (या 'by') आता है, 'of' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three hide or cover, but they suit different things.
तीनों छिपाते या ढँकते हैं, पर अलग-अलग चीज़ों के लिए उपयुक्त हैं।
A light cloth that covers the face or head; also anything that hides.
चेहरे या सिर को ढँकने वाला हल्का कपड़ा; साथ ही कोई भी चीज़ जो छिपाए।
- She wore a veil.
Covers the face to hide identity or protect.
चेहरा ढकता है, पहचान छिपाने या सुरक्षा के लिए।
- The thief wore a mask.
Something that shields or hides a thing or a view.
कोई चीज़ जो किसी वस्तु या दृश्य को छिपाए या बचाए।
- A screen of trees hid the house.
¶Idioms 1
take the veil
to become a nun
संन्यासिनी (नन) बन जाना
- After her father's death she decided to take the veil.
- In the novel, the heroine takes the veil and spends her life in a convent.
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: veiled threat (a threat that is not stated directly).
प्रयोग में veiled threat (अप्रत्यक्ष धमकी)।