disguise

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˈgaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪsˈgaɪz, dɪˈskaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis gīz′, di skīz′)


Inflections of 'disguise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
disguises
v 3rd person singular
disguising
v pres p
disguised
v past
disguised
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
disguise [sth/sb] as [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (alter appearance)disfrazar⇒ vtr
 The army disguised the soldiers as ordinary villagers.
 El ejército disfrazó a los soldados como aldeanos comunes.
disguise [sth]⇒ vtr (conceal)ocultar⇒ vtr
  (figurado)disfrazar⇒ vtr
 The con man disguised his true intentions.
 El estafador ocultó sus verdaderas intenciones.
disguise n (identity)disfraz nm
 Carol's disguise was so good that no one recognized her at all.
 El disfraz de Carol era tan bueno que nadie la reconoció.
disguise n uncountable (process of disguising)disfraz nm
  engaño nm
 The jewel thief was a master of disguise.
 El ladrón de joyas era un maestro del disfraz.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
a blessing in disguise n (turns out to be good)no hay mal que por bien no venga expr
  (ES)ser una suerte en el fondo loc verb
 Not being chosen to play that role turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A Felipe lo despidieron y eso lo llevó a ser un exitoso emprendedor: no hay mal que por bien no venga.
 Que no me eligiesen para ese papel fue una suerte en el fondo.
in disguise adv (with identity concealed)disfrazado participio
  de incógnito loc adv
 They infiltrated the enemy's headquarters in disguise.
 Se infiltraron en el cuartel general del enemigo disfrazados.
in disguise adj (in a costume)disfrazado participio
 The guests arriving at the party in disguise included a Superman, two witches, and a dinosaur.
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'disguise' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
camouflage - dressed up - fancy dress - front - front for - in costume - incognito - sugarcoat - undisguised - wear a mask
Spanish:
camuflar - disfraz - enmascarar - esconder - disfrazado - disfrazar - disimular - integumento - No hay mal que por bien no venga - revestir - vestir

Collocations: a [cunning, clever, perfect, transparent] disguise, an [elaborate, obvious, easy] disguise, a [robot, clown, superhero, devil] in disguise, more...

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