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covert ['kəʊvɜ:t, 'kʌvət]∎ she had a covert dislike of him sans le laisser paraître, elle ne pouvait pas le souffrir;∎ he stole a covert glance at her il lui a jeté un regard furtif2 noun(a) (hiding place for animals) fourré m, couvert m -
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B, US [transcription]["k\@Uv3 ;rt"] adj [operation, activity] secret/-ète ; [payment] clandestin ; [glance] furtif/-ive ; [threat] voilé.
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