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1 read a book from cover to cover
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n. schuilplaats; beschutting; deksel; omslag; envelop--------v. bedekken; verslaan; verbergen; beschermen; afleggen; onder vuur hebbencover1[ kuvvə] 〈→ Sporttermen: CricketSporttermen: Cricket/〉3 omslag ⇒ stofomslag, boekband7 → cover charge cover charge/8 → cover point cover point/9 → cover version cover version/♦voorbeelden:1 dekmantel ⇒ voorwendsel, mom♦voorbeelden:take cover • dekking zoeken, (gaan) schuilenthis policy provides cover against burglary • deze polis biedt dekking tegen inbraakunder cover • heimelijk, in het geheim; verborgen————————cover2→ cover up cover up/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 beslaan ⇒ omvatten, bestrijken5 verslaan ⇒ verslag uitbrengen over/van7 dekken ⇒ bescherming/een alibi geven9 beheersen ⇒ controleren, bestrijken♦voorbeelden:a covered wagon • een huifkarcover in • overdekkenhe was covered in/with blood • hij zat ónder het bloedcover over • bedekkenthe two towns cover 50 square miles • de twee steden beslaan/strekken zich uit over 50 vierkante mijlwe aren't covered against fire • we zijn niet tegen brand verzekerd7 covered from behind by his partner • met rugdekking van/in de rug gedekt door zijn maat8 keep them covered! • hou ze onder schot!→ cover up cover up/
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from cover to cover — phrasal of a book : from the front cover through to the back cover : completely, thoroughly read from cover to cover * * * from cover to cover From beginning to end of a book • • • Main Entry: ↑cover * * * from beginning … Useful english dictionary
read (something) (from) cover to cover — to read something from the beginning to the end.. The newspaper comes before breakfast and my husband reads it cover to cover while he s eating … New idioms dictionary
from cover to cover — adverb From the first page (of a book) all the way to the last page. She read Gone With the Wind from cover to cover in less than six hours … Wiktionary
cover — cov|er1 [ kʌvər ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 put something over something else ▸ 2 be all over something ▸ 3 include and deal with ▸ 4 report/describe ▸ 5 provide insurance ▸ 6 have enough money for ▸ 7 travel a distance ▸ 8 perform someone else s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
read — read1 [ rid ] (past tense and past participle read [ red ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 understand words ▸ 2 understand symbols ▸ 3 interpret meaning ▸ 4 know what someone thinks ▸ 5 have words/number ▸ 6 be written particular way ▸ 7 hear someone on radio ▸ + … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
read — I UK [riːd] / US [rɪd] verb Word forms read : present tense I/you/we/they read he/she/it reads present participle reading past tense read UK [red] / US past participle read *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to look at and understand words in a… … English dictionary
cover */*/*/ — I UK [ˈkʌvə(r)] / US [ˈkʌvər] verb [transitive] Word forms cover : present tense I/you/we/they cover he/she/it covers present participle covering past tense covered past participle covered 1) cover or cover over or cover up to put one thing over… … English dictionary
cover — 1 verb (T) 1 PUT STH OVER STH also cover up to put something over the top of something in order to hide or protect it: Cover the pan when the sauce boils and let it simmer. | cover sth with sth: They covered the tables with clean white cloths. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cover — I n. shelter concealment 1) to seek; take cover 2) to break cover 3) (colloq.) to blow one s cover ( to give oneself away ) 4) under cover (under cover of darkness) covering 5) cloud cover 6) a dust; mattress; pillow cover defense 7) air cover… … Combinatory dictionary
cover — cov|er1 W1S1 [ˈkʌvə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hide/protect)¦ 2¦(layer)¦ 3¦(include)¦ 4¦(distance)¦ 5¦(area)¦ 6¦(news)¦ 7¦(money)¦ 8¦(insurance)¦ 9¦(guns)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English