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1 covare
1. v/t sit on, hatchfig malattia sicken for, come down withrancore harbo(u)r2. v/i sit on eggs* * *covare v.tr.1 to brood, to sit* on (eggs): mettere una gallina a covare, to set a hen2 (fig.) to brood over, on (sthg.); nurse: da lungo tempo covava vendetta, he had been brooding over (o on) revenge for a long time; covare un'influenza, to be going down with influenza; covare una malattia, to be sickening for an illness; covare tristi pensieri, to brood over sad thoughts // covare qlcu. con gli occhi, to gaze intently at (o to look longingly at) s.o.◆ v. intr. ( di fuoco, passioni) to smoulder; to lurk, to lie* hidden; ( di malattia) to be latent: il fuoco covava sotto la cenere, the fire was smouldering under the ashes; la malattia covava, the disease was latent; l'odio cova nel loro cuore, hatred is smouldering in their hearts // qui gatta ci cova, there is something fishy going on here (o something suspicious here).* * *[ko'vare]1. vi2. vt1) (sogg : uccello: uova) to sit on, (uso assoluto) to sit on its eggs2) (fig : malattia) to be sickening for, (odio, rancore) to nurse* * *[ko'vare] 1.verbo transitivo1) zool. to brood, to hatch, to incubate, to sit* on [ uova]2) fig. (proteggere)covare qcn. con gli occhi — to look fondly at sb
3) (essere colpito da) to come* down with [ malattia]4) (nutrire) to nurse, to harbour BE, to harbor AE [risentimento, vendetta]; to harbour BE, to harbor AE [ sospetto]2.il fuoco cova sotto la cenere — fire is smouldering under the ashes; fig. trouble is brewing
* * *covare/ko'vare/ [1]1 zool. to brood, to hatch, to incubate, to sit* on [ uova]3 (essere colpito da) to come* down with [ malattia]4 (nutrire) to nurse, to harbour BE, to harbor AE [risentimento, vendetta]; to harbour BE, to harbor AE [ sospetto](aus. avere) [rivolta, gelosia, odio] to smoulder BE, to smolder AE; il fuoco cova sotto la cenere fire is smouldering under the ashes; fig. trouble is brewing.
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