cortina de humo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˌtina de ˈumo/ [koɾˌt̪i.na ð̞e ˈu.mo]
  • Syllabification: cor‧ti‧na de hu‧mo

Noun

cortina de humo f (plural cortinas de humo)

  1. smokescreen (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle)
  2. (idiomatic) smokescreen (anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract)

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