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cover [ˈkʌvər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. (for protection) (over furniture) housse f ; (over merchandise, vehicle) bâche f ; [of lens] bouchon m ; [of book] couverture f ; ( = lid) couvercle mb. ( = bedcover) dessus-de-lit m invc. ( = shelter) abri m• his critics are already running for cover c'est déjà le sauve-qui-peut général parmi ses détracteurs• to take cover ( = shelter) s'abritere. ( = means of concealing) couverture f• the conference was a cover for an illegal political gathering la conférence servait de couverture à un rassemblement politique illégal► to cover for or against sth (Insurance)it doesn't cover you for or against flood damage vous n'êtes pas couvert contre les dégâts des eaux• what does your travel insurance cover you for? que couvre votre assurance voyage ?b. ( = point gun at) braquer un revolver sur• I've got you covered! ne bougez pas ou je tire !c. [+ opposing player] marquerd. [+ distance] parcourir• to cover a lot of ground (travelling) faire beaucoup de chemin ; ( = deal with many subjects) traiter un large éventail de questionse. ( = be sufficient for) couvrir• $50 will cover everything 50 dollars suffiront (à couvrir toutes les dépenses)f. ( = deal with) traiter• the course covers nutrition and exercise le stage traite de la nutrition et de l'exercice physique3. compoundsa. ( = protect) [+ person] protéger ; (Insurance)[+ risk] couvrir• why would she cover for him if he's trying to kill her? pourquoi le protégerait-elle s'il veut la tuer ?a. se couvrira. [+ object] recouvrir ; [+ child] couvrirb. ( = hide) dissimuler ; [+ affair] étouffer* * *['kʌvə(r)] 1.1) (protective lid, sheath) couverture f; (for duvet, typewriter, cushion) housse f; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fourreau m2) ( blanket) couverture f3) (of book, magazine) couverture f; ( of record) pochette fon the cover — ( of book) sur la couverture; ( of magazine) en couverture
4) ( shelter) abri m5) (for spy, crime) couverture f ( for pour)to blow somebody's cover — (colloq) griller (colloq) quelqu'un
6) Military couverture f7) ( replacement) (for teacher, doctor) remplacement m2.to give or provide cover against — garantir contre
transitive verb1) ( conceal or protect) couvrir ( with avec); recouvrir [cushion, sofa, corpse] ( with de)3) ( be all over) [litter, graffiti, bruises] couvrircovered in spots/litter — couvert de boutons/papiers
4) ( travel over) parcourir [distance, area]; ( extend over) s'étendre sur [area]5) (deal with, include) [article, speaker] traiter; [term] englober; [teacher] faire; [rule, law] s'appliquer à; [department] s'occuper de; [rep] couvrir6) ( report on) [journalist] couvrir7) ( pay for) couvrir [costs]; combler [loss]£20 should cover it — 20 livres sterling devraient suffire
9) Military, Sport couvrirI've got you covered! — ( threat) ne bougez pas ou je tire!
to cover one's back — fig se couvrir
10) ( conceal) cacher [ignorance]; masquer [smell]3.4.to cover oneself — se protéger ( against contre)
- covered5.covered past participle adjective [market, porch] couvert; [dish] à couverclePhrasal Verbs:- cover up
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