Significado
veil
- velum
Em uma frase
Ha alzato il velo e ha sorriso.
She lifted the veil and smiled.
Il medico controlla il velo del palato.
The doctor checks the velum of the palate.
Hai visto il velo della sposa ieri?
Did you see the bride's veil yesterday?
Formas da palavra (2)
| Palavra | Formas da palavra |
|---|---|
| velo | masculine · singular |
| veli | masculine · plural |
Notas de uso
- For a bride’s or mourning face covering, velo is standard; tenda or sipario are not used for clothing.
- In anatomy or linguistics, velo is technical. In everyday speech, most speakers won’t use it outside specialist contexts.
- Common figurative use: sotto un velo di... means “under a veil of,” often for secrecy, sadness, or fogginess.