Disimulado (en. Concealed)

/disaimaˈlado/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Hiding what one really feels or thinks.

Despite his smile, his dissimulated behavior revealed his true discontent.

A pesar de su sonrisa, su comportamiento disimulado revelaba su verdadero descontento.

To pass oneself off as something else to avoid being perceived.

His dissimulated glance did not fool me; I knew he was lying.

Su mirada disimulada no logró engañarme; sabía que estaba mintiendo.

Acting with dissimulation.

He had a dissimulated air that made him seem more interesting.

Tenía un aire disimulado que lo hacía parecer más interesante.

From the verb dissimulate, derived from the Latin 'dissimulare'.

to do something in a dissimulated manner

To perform an action in a way that goes unnoticed.

hacer algo de manera disimulada

dissimulated glance

A glance that is attempted to be hidden or seems casual.

mirada disimulada

to act with dissimulation

To behave in a way that the true intentions are not noticed.

actuar con disimulo

dissimulate

To hide or cover up something that is felt or thought.

disimular

simulated

Not real, made as if it were true.

simulado

dissimulation

Action of dissimulating, hiding intentions or feelings.

disimulo

To be clever or cunning to conceal something.

That boy is very dissimulated; he always knows how to avoid problems.

Ese chico es muy disimulado, siempre sabe cómo evitar problemas.

To do something cleverly in order not to get caught.

He did it in a dissimulated way, as if he had nothing to lose.

Lo hizo de manera disimulada, como si no tuviera nada que perder.