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smoke-screen:
- écran de fumée; nuage de fumée; rideau de fumée
Wiktionary:
- smokescreen → écran de fumée

English

Detailed Translations for smokescreen from English to French

smokescreen:

Translation Matrix for smokescreen:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	smoke screen

Synonyms for "smokescreen":

smoke screen; screen
concealment; concealing; hiding

Related Definitions for "smokescreen":

an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure¹
- requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures¹
(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements¹

Wiktionary Translations for smokescreen:

smokescreen

noun

disguise, mask, cover
- smokescreen → écran de fumée
anything used to conceal or distract
- smokescreen → écran de fumée

smokescreen

noun

Fumée utilisée pour masquer
- écran de fumée → smokescreen
Subterfuge
- écran de fumée → smokescreen

smoke screen:

Translation Matrix for smoke screen:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	smokescreen

Synonyms for "smoke screen":

smokescreen; screen
concealment; concealing; hiding

Related Definitions for "smoke screen":

an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure¹
(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements¹

smoke-screen:

smoke-screen [the ~] noun

the smoke-screen
l'écran de fumée; le nuage de fumée; le rideau de fumée
- écran de fumée [le ~] noun
- nuage de fumée [le ~] noun
- rideau de fumée [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for smoke-screen:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
nuage de fumée	smoke-screen
rideau de fumée	smoke-screen
écran de fumée	smoke-screen

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