French Conversation · Level 174
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IPA/demaske/
Qui va démasquer l'imposteur ?
Who will unmask the impostor?
Ils ont réussi à démasquer le menteur.
They managed to unmask the liar.
A mask being lifted to expose a person's real identity or hidden intent.
démasquer un imposteur
unmask an impostor
démasquer quelqu'un
unmask someone
révéler: Make concealed facts or information known.
dévoiler: Unveil a hidden secret or the truth about a situation.
découvrir: Discover something that was not previously known.
exposer: Lay a secret or problem openly before the public.
Révéler la vraie identité ou les intentions cachées de quelqu'un.
Démasquer combines dé-, indicating removal, with masque, a borrowing from Italian maschera, and originally describes removing a mask.