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I v/t1. (Statue etc.) unveil; (Gesicht) unveil, lift the veil from, reveal; (zeigen) show, reveal2. fig. (Geheimnis, Zukunft) reveal; (aufdecken) auch bring to light; (entlarven) unmask, exposeII v/refl fig. Person: reveal o.s., be revealed; Sache: be revealed oder disclosed (+ Dat to)* * *to unveil; to reveal; to uncloak; to divulge; to discover; to shell; to unfold; to bare; to disclose; to unclothe; to uncover* * *ent|hụ̈l|len [ɛnt'hʏlən] ptp enthü\#llt1. vtto uncover, to reveal; Skandal, Lüge auch to expose; Denkmal, Gesicht to unveil; Geheimnis, Plan, Hintergründe to reveal2. vr (lit, hum)to reveal oneself
er hat sich in seiner ganzen Gemeinheit enthüllt — he revealed himself for the villain he was
* * *1) (to uncover, reveal or make known: He refused to disclose his identity.) disclose2) (to show clearly; to expose to view: They dug up the road and laid bare the water-pipe; Shy people don't like to lay bare their feelings.) lay bare3) (to make known: All their secrets have been revealed.) reveal4) (to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially: The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.) unveil* * *ent·hül·len *I. vt▪ [jdm] etw \enthüllen1. (aufdecken) to reveal sth [to sb]2. (von einer Bedeckung befreien) to unveil [or reveal] sth [to sb]▪ sich akk jdm \enthüllen to reveal oneself to sbendlich hat sich mir sein wahrer Charakter enthüllt his true character was finally revealed to me* * *1.transitives Verb1) unveil <monument etc.>; reveal <face, etc.>2) (offenbaren) reveal <truth, secret>; disclose <secret>; (Zeitungsw.) expose <scandal>2.reflexives Verbsich [jemandem] enthüllen — be revealed [to somebody]
* * *enthüllenA. v/tB. v/r fig Person: reveal o.s., be revealed; Sache: be revealed oder disclosed (+dat to)* * *1.transitives Verb1) unveil <monument etc.>; reveal <face, etc.>2) (offenbaren) reveal <truth, secret>; disclose <secret>; (Zeitungsw.) expose <scandal>2.reflexives Verbsich [jemandem] enthüllen — be revealed [to somebody]
* * *v.to disclose v.to divulge v.to expose v.to reveal v.to uncloak v.to uncover v.to unveil v.
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.