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| has gloss | (noun) concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public cover-up |
| has gloss | eng: A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrong-doing, error, incompetence or other embarrassing information. The expression is usually applied to people in authority who abuse their power to avoid or silence criticism. Those who cover up may be those responsible for a misdeed or their allies, or simply people with an interest in silencing criticism. |
| lexicalization | eng: Cover up |
| lexicalization | eng: Cover-Up |
| lexicalization | eng: Coverup |
| subclass of | (noun) the activity of keeping something secret concealment, concealing, hiding |
| has subclass | (noun) the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up" blue wall of silence, blue wall, wall of silence |
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| Catalan | |
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| lexicalization | cat: encobriment |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: kamufláž |
| German | |
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| lexicalization | deu: Vertuschung |
| Serbo-Croatian | |
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| lexicalization | hbs: prikrivanje |
| lexicalization | hbs: zataškavanje |
| lexicalization | hbs: заташкавање |
| lexicalization | hbs: прикривање |
| Hungarian | |
| lexicalization | hun: álcázás |
| lexicalization | hun: álca |
| Indonesian | |
| has gloss | ind: Cover Up adalah usaha manipulasi informasi dengan cara penyembunyian bukti pelanggaran, skandal, kesalahan, ketidakmampuan, atau lainnya informasi yang memalukan. Ungkapan biasanya diterapkan untuk orang-orang dalam kewenangan yang menyalahgunakan kekuasaan mereka untuk menghindari atau mendiamkan kritikan. Orang-orang yang menutupi mungkin yang bertanggung jawab untuk suatu kejahatan atau dari sekutunya. perbuatan penutupan informsi ini sering dianggap lebih tercela dibandingkan dengan pembuatnya. |
| lexicalization | ind: Cover Up |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Per insabbiamento, occultamento, (a volte si usa il termine inglese cover up) si intende il tentativo di coprire le fonti dalle quali provengono una violazione legislativa od un crimine e che spesso coinvolgono un'intera organizzazione o solo i suoi responsabili. |
| lexicalization | ita: Insabbiamento |
| lexicalization | ita: insabbiamento |
| Macedonian | |
| lexicalization | mkd: прикривање |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: Een doofpot is oorspronkelijk een pot waar in woningen met kachelverwarming de nog niet uitgebrande brandstof werd gestopt. Doordat de pot luchtdicht gesloten kan worden, stopt de verbranding al gauw, wegens gebrek aan zuurstof. De overgebleven resten brandstof kunnen opnieuw worden gebruikt. Hout kan in de doofpot verkolen tot houtskool. |
| lexicalization | nld: doofpot |
| lexicalization | nld: doofpotaffaire |
| Slovak | |
| lexicalization | slk: kamufláž |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: การ ปิดบัง |
| Ukrainian | |
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| lexicalization | ukr: утаєння |
| lexicalization | ukr: прийменник |
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| similar | e/Cover-up |
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