English-Swedish translations for masquerade

• maskerad en
  Vi hade ingen roll i den här maskeraden.We had no part to play in this masquerade.
  Vilken plats har den europeiska allmänheten i denna maskerad?What place is there for the European public in this masquerade?
  Vi medverkar självklart inte i en dylik verbal maskerad om en så allvarlig fråga.We obviously do not associate ourselves with such a verbal masquerade on such a dramatic subject.

Definition of masquerade

• An assembly or party of people wear#Verb|wearing mask#Noun|masks and costume#Noun|costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing#Noun|dancing, conversation, or other diversions
• The act#Noun|act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball#Noun|ball
• An assembly of varied#Adjective|varied, often fanciful, things
• A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque#Noun|masque
• To take part in a masquerade#Noun|masquerade; to assemble in mask#Noun|masks and costume#Noun|costumes; to wear#Verb|wear a disguise#Noun|disguise
• To pass off as a different person or a person with quality#Noun|qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show#Noun|show of being what one is not
• To conceal with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise#Verb|disguise

Examples

• I was invited to the masquerade party at their home
• I’m going to masquerade as the wikipede. What are you going to dress up as?
• He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out

Related words

• démasqué
• masque
• masquer
• démasquer
• damasqueiro
• masquerada
• masquerader
• damasquinar
• masque-cheval