B1 Collocation Formal

Lever le voile

Lift the veil

Meaning

To reveal a secret or mystery, to clarify something hidden.

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Cultural Background

It is a cliché in French headlines to use this phrase to promise a 'scoop'.

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Use it for impact

Save this phrase for when you are revealing something truly important.

Meaning

To reveal a secret or mystery, to clarify something hidden.

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Use it for impact

Save this phrase for when you are revealing something truly important.

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank with the correct phrase.

L'enquête a enfin ____ le voile sur ce mystère.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: levé

The idiom is 'lever le voile'.

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Practice Bank

1 exercises
Fill in the blank with the correct phrase. Fill Blank B1

L'enquête a enfin ____ le voile sur ce mystère.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: levé

The idiom is 'lever le voile'.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

No, it's too formal.

Related Phrases

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Dévoiler

synonym

To unveil

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