maskera

From Italian maschera, from Latin masca.

maskera f

1. (Luserna) mask

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

mask +‎ -era

maskera (present maskerar, preterite maskerade, supine maskerat, imperative maskera)

1. to mask (put on a (facial) disguise)

   Han blev jagad av tre maskerade män

   He was chased by three masked men

2. (figuratively) to mask (conceal the true nature of)

   maskera sina avsikter

   mask one's intentions

   Bedragarna har kunnat maskera sina samtal så att de ser ut att komma från myndigheter

   The scammers have been able to mask their calls so that they appear to come from government agencies

3. to disguise (hide the identity of, by altering appearance, more generally)

   Synonym: (disguise so as to try to appear to be someone else) förklä

   Tjuvarna maskerade sig som städpersonal

   The thieves disguised themselves as cleaning staff

   Bomben var maskerad som en låda konjak

   The bomb was disguised as a box of brandy

4. to mask (cover or shield, for example to prevent paint from getting onto the masked area when painting)

   Synonym: maska

5. (military) to camouflage

   Synonym: kamouflera

• maskerad
• maskering

• förklä
• täckmantel

• maskera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maskera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• maskera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)