What does voiler in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word voiler in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use voiler in French.

The word voiler in French means veil, buckle, obscure, cloak, veil, cover, hide, conceal, buckle, bury your head in the sand. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word voiler

veil

verbe transitif (couvrir d'un voile)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les peintres voilent leurs toiles avant la première exposition.
Painters veil their paintings before displaying them for the first time.

buckle

verbe transitif (déformer, tordre) (through pressure or heat)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il voila sa roue de vélo en tombant.
He fell and buckled his bicycle wheel.

obscure

verbe transitif (figuré (estomper, ternir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La lumière voile les couleurs des vieilles peintures.
Light makes the colours in old paintings hazy.

cloak, veil

verbe transitif (figuré (dissimuler) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ils voilent leur colère dans ce manifeste.
They veil their anger in the manifesto.

cover, hide, conceal

verbe pronominal (voiler à la vue)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lorsqu'il est entré dans la salle de bain, elle s'est voilée le corps.
When he came into the bathroom, she hid her body.

buckle

verbe pronominal (se déformer, se tordre) (through pressure or heat)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
En tombant, la roue de mon vélo s'est voilée.
When I fell, my bicycle wheel buckled.

bury your head in the sand

(figuré (refuser de voir les problèmes) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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