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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCamouflage
/ˈkæm.əˌflɑːʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The use of materials, colors, or concealment for hiding objects or animals from view.
"The soldiers wore green camouflage to blend into the jungle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French noun camouflage, which originates from the French verb camoufler meaning 'to disguise', entering English around the early 20th century during World War I. The root likely stems from the Italian camuffare ('to disguise or hoax'), reflecting the military necessity of visual deception.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Camouflage" is said worldwide
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camouflage
Transliteration: camouflage
"Le soldat utilise un camouflage pour se cacher."
Tarnung
Transliteration: Tarnung
"Die Tarnung des Tieres schützt es vor Feinden."
mimetizzazione
Transliteration: mimetizzazione
"La mimetizzazione dell'insetto è perfetta."
camuflaje
Transliteration: camuflaje
"El camuflaje del leopardo lo hace invisible en la hierba."
camuflagem
Transliteration: camuflagem
"A camuflagem do camaleão muda de cor."
छmಾವรଣ
Transliteration: chhadmaavaran
Script: छadmavaran
"सैनिक ने अपने छmಾವrಣ का उपयोग किया।"
伪装
Transliteration: wěizhuāng
"这只动物的伪装非常好。"
위장
Transliteration: wijang
"군인들은 완벽한 위장을 했다."
迷彩
Transliteration: meisai
"動物の迷彩は自然の驚異だ。"
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