Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
\"paz encubierta\"
English translation:
veiled peace
Spanish term
Argentina
EN>ES technical translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Rioplatense, Latin American, Chilean, Venezuelan) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
"paz encubierta"
—¡Sí, dicen que será una paz encubierta y que pueden bombardear, y como trabajamos para el estado, ya sabes lo burocrático que es y el Ministerio de Seguridad absorbe todos los impuestos!
No encuentro en mis diccionarios de referencia el término 'paz encubierta', quizás hay una frase hecha para referirse a ello.
| 4 +5 | veiled peace |
Wyoming (X)
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| 3 +1 | peace in name only |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 | "covert" peace |
Andrew Bramhall
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| 4 | dubious peace |
Katarina Peters
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| 2 +2 | veneer of peace |
Adrian MM.
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| 4 | make-believe peace |
Sofia Giubergia
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| fake peace |
José Patrício
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Proposed translations
veiled peace
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Note added at 30 mins (2022-01-31 20:06:19 GMT)
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https://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&q...
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
peace in name only
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Note added at 15 mins (2022-01-31 19:51:32 GMT)
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Lo siento, "will probably be none".
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Wyoming (X)
22 mins
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Thanks, Wyoming.
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United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
"covert" peace
A covert, veiled peace, as opposed to an overt, or openly recognsed one.
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
dubious peace
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
veneer of peace
'Estoy trabajando en la traducción EN>ES de un libro' - Arg. ES> Am/Br EN ?
No inverted commas, lest our colleague Wilsonn object.
She welcomed the lull in certain armed conflicts and the progress towards peace in others..
Real danger lurks underneath the veneer of peace
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neilmac
: I like "veneer"....
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Thanks neilmac. The asker is not of English or Scottish mother tongue, so strictly shouldn't be translating into English any road.
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Wyoming (X)
13 hrs
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Thanks, Wyoming. I fear this ís a classic example of casting *pearl(s) before swine*.
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United States
Eng Spa Translator, Editor, QA
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
make-believe peace
Reference comments
fake peace
https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/fake-peace-versus-rea...
| neutral |
Andrew Bramhall
: " fake peace" doesn't sound very natural, unlike " fake news";
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