den Schleier lüften

to lift the veil

Türkçe: perdeyi aralamak

Noun

Schleier m.

Verb

lüften

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Journalist lüftet den Schleier um die geheimen Machenschaften des Konzerns.

How it is used

Figurative/neutral register. Means 'to lift the veil' on a mystery or secret. Use in journalism or when solving a puzzle. Nuance: always metaphorical; avoid for literal veils.

Other verbs that go with Schleier

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Schleier ablegento take off the veil

All collocations with Schleier

Other collocations built on lüften

• ein Geheimnis lüftento reveal a secret