No. 11,442 in Catalan
velat
"Velat" in Catalan means "veiled," "covered," or "obscured."
In a sentence
El cel és velat per les núvols.
The sky is veiled by clouds.
Here 'velat' is used as an adjective describing the state of the sky, meaning it is covered or obscured by clouds.
La festa era una reunió velada amb intimitat.
The party was a veiled gathering with intimacy.
In this sentence, 'velada' (as the noun related to 'velat') refers to a nighttime gathering characterized as intimate, metaphorically veiled.
El quadre apareix velat per una capa de pols.
The painting appears veiled by a layer of dust.
'Velat' serves to describe the painting as covered by a thin layer, giving the impression of being obscured.
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