German-English translations for schleier

veil
us
Schoolgirls have been murdered for refusing to wear a veil. Schülerinnen wurden umgebracht, weil sie sich weigerten, einen Schleier zu tragen. An insidious veil is clouding our vision, and we cannot even see it. Er wirkt wie ein unmerklicher Schleier, der unseren Blick vernebelt, ohne dass wir dies bemerken. Indeed he is throwing a very unusual veil of secrecy over what is going on. Er wirft nämlich einen ungewöhnlichen Schleier der Heimlichkeit über das, was vor sich geht.
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curtain
uk
us
He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry.
fog
us
He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detoxThe mirror fogged every time he showered
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