son attitude nonchalante recouvre une volonté inflexible

recouvrir [ʀ(ə)kuvʀiʀ]

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1. transitive verb

(entièrement) to cover

• recouvert d'écailles/d'eau covered in scales/water

• le sol était recouvert d'un tapis there was a carpet on the floor

2. reflexive verb

► se recouvrir ( = être recouvert)

• se recouvrir d'eau/de terre to become covered in water/earth

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1) ( couvrir complètement) to cover (de with)

2) ( couvrir de nouveau) to cover [somebody] up again [malade, enfant]; to re-cover [chaise, fauteuil]

3) ( masquer) to hide, to conceal

4) ( inclure)

se recouvrir verbe pronominal

1) ( devenir couvert) to become covered (de with)

2) ( se chevaucher) [tuiles] to overlap

3) ( correspondre) [concepts] to overlap

4) ( remettre son chapeau) to put one's hat back on

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1) (= couvrir entièrement) [sol, surface] to cover

2) [notion, concept, mot, terme] to cover

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recouvrir verb table: couvrir

A vtr

1 ( couvrir complètement) to cover (de with); la campagne était recouverte d'une épaisse couche de neige the countryside was covered with ou in a thick blanket of snow; recouvrir des meubles avec des housses to cover furniture with dust sheets; une table recouverte d'une nappe a table with a cloth, a table covered with a cloth; le sol était recouvert de débris the ground was covered ou strewn with debris; leurs affiches ont été recouvertes par celles de leurs adversaires their posters were covered up ou papered over by those of their opponents;

2 ( couvrir de nouveau) to cover [sb] up again [malade, enfant]; to re-cover [chaise, fauteuil];

3 ( masquer) to hide, to conceal; son attitude nonchalante recouvre une volonté inflexible his/her easygoing manner conceals an iron will;

4 ( inclure) cela recouvre en partie ce que j'allais dire this partly covers what I was about to say; une réalité qui recouvre deux problèmes fondamentaux a situation that encompasses two fundamental problems.

B se recouvrir vpr

1 ( devenir couvert) to become covered (de with);

2 ( se chevaucher) [tuiles] to overlap;

3 ( correspondre) [concepts] to overlap;

4 ( remettre son chapeau) to put one's hat back on.

[rəkuvrir] verbe transitif

1. [couvrir] to cover

2. [couvrir à nouveau - personne] to cover (up) (separable) again ; [ - siège] to re-cover, to reupholster ; [ - livre] to re-cover

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se recouvrir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE to get cloudy again

2. [surface]