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From Italian maschera, from Latin masca.

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maskera f

  1. (Luserna) mask

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Etymology edit

mask +‎ -era

Verb edit

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

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