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 spiritofwonder spiritofwonder September 16, 2013 September 16, 2013 at 2:04:30 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences_lists/show/3097

al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der September 16, 2013 September 16, 2013 at 11:57:00 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I'm not sure, yet I'm asking myself:
"unveiling their deceptive appearance" - doesn't that mean that there appearance is unveiled, but remains deceptive?

Wouldn't it be better to "lift their veil of deception", thus making visible their true appearance / their true nature?

spiritofwonder spiritofwonder September 17, 2013 September 17, 2013 at 12:41:32 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Alexander, I must thank you for you have made me thinking again about this :) I was trying to explain it without giving a long and boring example when I just find it better to use the word "reveal" instead of "unveil" which I understand how it may be confusing.

spiritofwonder spiritofwonder September 17, 2013 September 17, 2013 at 12:47:03 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

>> thus making visible their true appearance / their true nature?<<
Das stimmt!

al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der September 17, 2013 September 17, 2013 at 12:59:55 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

>> I just find it better to use the word "reveal" instead of "unveil"
This may be a very good idea indeed. Gute Nacht, Geist der Wunder. ☺

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Magical are the straight lines in how they perturb the curved ones, aggravate their distortion and make them look more zigzagged, unveiling their deceptive appearance.

added by spiritofwonder, September 16, 2013
Magical are the straight lines in how they perturb the curved ones, aggravate their distortion and make them look more zigzagged, unveiling their deceptive appearance.

edited by spiritofwonder, September 16, 2013
Magical are the straight lines in how they perturb the curved ones, aggravate their distortion and make them look more zigzagged, revealing their deceptive appearance.

edited by spiritofwonder, September 17, 2013
➜ #2744047Magiaj estas la rektaj linioj, dum ili perturbas la kurbajn, pliigas ties distordon kaj aspektigas tiujn pli zigzagaj, rivelante ties trompan ŝajnon.

linked by al_ex_an_der, September 17, 2013