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There was gauze or a kind of veil in front of my eyes.Tenía como un velo o una gasa sobre los ojos.Bolano, Roberto / AmuletBolano, Roberto / AmuletoAmuletoBolano, Roberto© EDITORIAL ANAGRAMA, S.A., 1999© Roberto Bolaño, 1999AmuletBolano, Roberto© 1999 by the Heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2006 by Chris Andrews
They extended this privacy veil habitually, as a matter of course, but even so they could see this man meant something to this woman.Solían extender ese velo de privacidad por rutina, pero aun así vieron que aquel hombre significaba algo para aquella mujer.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
It can also be taken as a veiled threat."También puede entenderse como una amenaza velada.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
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take the veil
hacerse monja
Word forms
veil
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | veil | veils |
Possessive case | veil's | veils' |
veil
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | veiled |
Imperative | veil |
Present Participle (Participle I) | veiling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | veiled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I veil | we veil |
you veil | you veil |
he/she/it veils | they veil |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am veiling | we are veiling |
you are veiling | you are veiling |
he/she/it is veiling | they are veiling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have veiled | we have veiled |
you have veiled | you have veiled |
he/she/it has veiled | they have veiled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been veiling | we have been veiling |
you have been veiling | you have been veiling |
he/she/it has been veiling | they have been veiling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I veiled | we veiled |
you veiled | you veiled |
he/she/it veiled | they veiled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was veiling | we were veiling |
you were veiling | you were veiling |
he/she/it was veiling | they were veiling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had veiled | we had veiled |
you had veiled | you had veiled |
he/she/it had veiled | they had veiled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been veiling | we had been veiling |
you had been veiling | you had been veiling |
he/she/it had been veiling | they had been veiling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will veil | we shall/will veil |
you will veil | you will veil |
he/she/it will veil | they will veil |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be veiling | we shall/will be veiling |
you will be veiling | you will be veiling |
he/she/it will be veiling | they will be veiling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have veiled | we shall/will have veiled |
you will have veiled | you will have veiled |
he/she/it will have veiled | they will have veiled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been veiling | we shall/will have been veiling |
you will have been veiling | you will have been veiling |
he/she/it will have been veiling | they will have been veiling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would veil | we should/would veil |
you would veil | you would veil |
he/she/it would veil | they would veil |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be veiling | we should/would be veiling |
you would be veiling | you would be veiling |
he/she/it would be veiling | they would be veiling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have veiled | we should/would have veiled |
you would have veiled | you would have veiled |
he/she/it would have veiled | they would have veiled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been veiling | we should/would have been veiling |
you would have been veiling | you would have been veiling |
he/she/it would have been veiling | they would have been veiling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am veiled | we are veiled |
you are veiled | you are veiled |
he/she/it is veiled | they are veiled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being veiled | we are being veiled |
you are being veiled | you are being veiled |
he/she/it is being veiled | they are being veiled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been veiled | we have been veiled |
you have been veiled | you have been veiled |
he/she/it has been veiled | they have been veiled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was veiled | we were veiled |
you were veiled | you were veiled |
he/she/it was veiled | they were veiled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being veiled | we were being veiled |
you were being veiled | you were being veiled |
he/she/it was being veiled | they were being veiled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been veiled | we had been veiled |
you had been veiled | you had been veiled |
he/she/it had been veiled | they had been veiled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be veiled | we shall/will be veiled |
you will be veiled | you will be veiled |
he/she/it will be veiled | they will be veiled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been veiled | we shall/will have been veiled |
you will have been veiled | you will have been veiled |
he/she/it will have been veiled | they will have been veiled |