English-Estonian translations for smokescreen

• suitsukate
  See suitsukate tuleb ilmselt Taanist. This smokescreen appears to have come from Denmark.
  See ei ole suitsukate teatud poliitiliste probleemide varjamiseks, nagu on vihjatud. It is not a smokescreen, as has been suggested, to cover some political problems.
  kirjalikult. - (FR) Kaitstud paindlikkus on suitsukate, mis varjab töö ja töötajate kaubaks muutmist. in writing. - (FR) 'Flexicurity' is a smokescreen masking the commoditisation of work and of workers.

Definition of smokescreen

• Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle
• Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract

Examples

• All that talk is just a smokescreen to disguise the fact that he has nothing to say

Related words

• Smoke
• smoke
• smokestack
• smoker
• smokeless
• smoke-free
• non-smoker
• smokers
• smoked