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masquer

to mask, conceal

verb mas-KEH Rare
Communication Speech

Usage Note

Masquer means to hide or disguise something — physically (masquer un défaut avec du maquillage) or figuratively (masquer la vérité). It is more formal and deliberate than cacher (to hide), implying an intentional cover-up. In computing and data contexts, masquer also means to mask data fields (data masking), a usage growing in technical French.

Examples

"Il tente de masquer ses erreurs."

Natural Translation

He is trying to conceal his mistakes.

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