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1 coprire
covererrore, suono cover up* * *coprire v.tr.1 to cover (up) (anche fig.): il divano era coperto con un telo bianco, the couch was covered with a white sheet; se copri la pentola l'acqua bollirà prima, if you cover the pot the water will boil more quickly; si coprì il volto con le mani e pianse, he covered his face with his hands and sobbed; la neve aveva coperto tutta la campagna, the countryside was covered with snow; Mark aveva le braccia coperte di lividi, Mark's arms were covered with bruises; l'edera copriva tutto il muro, the wall was entirely covered (o overgrown) with ivy; copri bene il bambino, wrap the baby up warmly; copriti le spalle!, cover your shoulders up // (cuc.): coprire una torta di panna, to top a cake with cream; faccio coprire la torta con glassa al cioccolato, I'll have the cake topped with chocolate icing // (med.) coprire un dente con una capsula, to cap a tooth // (edil.): coprire di piastrelle, to tile; coprire di moquette, to carpet; coprire d'intonaco, to plaster // coprire di baci, di ingiurie, to cover with kisses, with abuse; coprire di gentilezze, to overwhelm (o to shower) with kindness; coprire di gloria, di onore, to cover with glory, with honour2 ( occultare) to cover (up): grossi nuvoloni coprirono il sole, large dark clouds covered (up) the sun; puoi coprire lo strappo con una toppa, you can cover (up) the tear with a patch; è inutile che tu cerchi di coprire i suoi errori, it's pointless for you to try and cover up his mistakes; non cercare di coprirlo, don't try and cover up for him; la musica coprì le sue parole, the music drowned out (o covered) his words3 ( difendere) to cover: la nostra ritirata verrà coperta dall'artiglieria, the artillery will cover our retreat; copritemi ( alle spalle)!, cover me! // coprire il re, ( scacchi) to guard the king4 (comm.) ( far fronte) to meet*; ( garantire) to cover: la mia assicurazione mi copre da ogni rischio, my insurance covers me against all risks; coprire le spese, to meet (o cover) expenses6 ( occupare) to hold*; ( andare a occupare) to fill: copre da anni quella carica, he has been holding that office for years; chi copre la cattedra di inglese?, who holds the chair of English?; chi coprirà il posto rimasto vacante?, who will fill the vacancy?7 ( distanza) to cover, to do*: il vincitore ha coperto la distanza in un'ora, the winner covered (o did) the distance in an hour◘ coprirsi v.rifl.1 to cover oneself (up): copriti bene perché fa un gran freddo, cover yourself up (o wrap yourself up) warmly because it's very cold; pensi sia necessario coprire?, do you think we ought to wear something warm? // coprire di gloria, di onore, to cover oneself with glory, with honour; coprire di vergogna, to bring shame upon oneself // coprire di debiti, to get deep into debt2 (comm.) ( garantirsi) to cover oneself: voglio coprirmi da ogni rischio, I want to cover (o insure) myself against all risks3 (sport) to guard; to be* on one's guard◆ v.intr.pron.1 to be* covered; to get* covered: in primavera i campi si coprono di fiori, in spring the fields are covered with flowers; l'inferriata si è coperta di ruggine, the railings have got covered with rust; nel riordinare mi sono tutto coperto di polvere, I got all covered with dust while tidying up; si è tutto coperto di vesciche, he got covered all over with blisters // coprire di squame, to scale2 ( rannuvolarsi) to become* overcast.* * *1. [ko'prire]vb irreg vt(gen) to cover, (occupare: carica, posto) to hold, (persona: proteggere: anche), fig to cover, shield, (fig : suono) to drown, (segreto, sentimenti) to concealcoprire di o con — (gen) to cover with
era coperto di lividi — he was bruised all over o covered in bruises
coprire qn di insulti/di doni — to shower insults/gifts on sb
coprire (le spalle a) qn — (in una sparatoria) to cover sb
coprire un rischio Econ, Assicurazione — to cover a risk
2. vr (coprirsi)(persona) to wrap (o.s.) up, Assicurazionecoprirsi contro — to insure o.s. against
coprirsi di gloria/di ridicolo — to cover o.s. with glory/with ridicule
3. vip (coprirsi)(cielo) to cloud overcoprirsi di — (muffa, macchie) to be covered in* * *[ko'prire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (ricoprire) to cover [oggetto, ferito] ( con with)2) (chiudere) to cover, to put* the lid on [ pentola]3) (avvolgere) [nebbia, neve, strato] to cover, to envelop [città, superficie]4) (nascondere alla vista) to hide*, to cover upcoprire la vista a qcn. — to block sb.'s view
coprire qcn. di — to shower sb. with, to shower [sth.] on sb. [doni, complimenti]; to cover sb. with [ baci]
6) (contro il freddo) (con abiti) to wrap [sb.] up; (a letto) to cover [sb.] up7) (essere più forte di) to cover [suono, odore]8) (proteggere) (nascondendo la verità) to cover up for [amico, collega]; mil. sport to cover [soldato, zona del campo]coprire le spalle a qcn. — to cover sb.'s back
9) (occupare, esercitare) to hold*, to fill [ carica]10) (percorrere) [corridore, veicolo] to cover [ distanza]12) econ. [ somma] to cover [spese, costi]2.verbo pronominale coprirsi1) (vestirsi) to wrap up, to cover oneself up2) meteor. [ cielo] to become* cloudy, overcast, to cloud over3) (riempirsi)4) econ.* * *coprire/ko'prire/ [91]1 (ricoprire) to cover [oggetto, ferito] ( con with)2 (chiudere) to cover, to put* the lid on [ pentola]3 (avvolgere) [nebbia, neve, strato] to cover, to envelop [città, superficie]4 (nascondere alla vista) to hide*, to cover up; coprire la vista a qcn. to block sb.'s view5 (dare in grande quantità) coprire qcn. di to shower sb. with, to shower [sth.] on sb. [doni, complimenti]; to cover sb. with [ baci]6 (contro il freddo) (con abiti) to wrap [sb.] up; (a letto) to cover [sb.] up7 (essere più forte di) to cover [suono, odore]8 (proteggere) (nascondendo la verità) to cover up for [amico, collega]; mil. sport to cover [soldato, zona del campo]; coprire le spalle a qcn. to cover sb.'s back9 (occupare, esercitare) to hold*, to fill [ carica]10 (percorrere) [corridore, veicolo] to cover [ distanza]12 econ. [ somma] to cover [spese, costi]II coprirsi verbo pronominale1 (vestirsi) to wrap up, to cover oneself up2 meteor. [ cielo] to become* cloudy, overcast, to cloud over4 econ. - rsi contro to cover oneself against. -
2 gloria
f glory* * *gloria s.f.1 (fama, onore, lode) glory: gloria eterna, eternal glory; avere brama, sete di gloria, to thirst for glory; coprirsi di gloria, to cover oneself with glory; rendere gloria a Dio, to give glory to God; per la maggior gloria di Dio, to the greater glory of God; gloria a Dio nel più alto dei cieli, glory to God in the highest // lavorare per la gloria, (fam.) to work for nothing2 (vanto) glory, pride: fu la gloria del suo secolo, he was the glory (o the pride) of his age; farsi gloria di qlco., to glory in sthg. (o to pride oneself upon sthg.) // andare a gloria di qlcu., to redound to s.o.'s glory3 (splendore) glory, splendour: le glorie dell'impero britannico, the glories of the British Empire; Salomone in tutta la sua gloria, Solomon in all his glory; la gloria delle arti fu allora grandissima, the splendour of the arts then reached its peak4 (beatitudine celeste) glory, heavenly bliss: vivere in gloria coi Santi, to live with the Saints in glory // che Dio l'abbia in gloria!, (fam.) bless his soul! (o God bless him!), (iron.) confound him! // andare in gloria, to be in a state of bliss5 (celebrità) glory, star: le vecchie glorie del calcio, the former stars (o glories) of football.gloria s.m. (la preghiera) gloria // alla fine del salmo si canta il gloria, (prov.) don't count your chickens before they are hatched // tutti i salmi finiscono in gloria, (prov.) it's the same old story.* * *I ['ɡlɔrja] sf1) (fama) glory, famecoprirsi di gloria — to cover o.s. in glory
2) (vanto) prideII ['ɡlɔrja] smfarsi gloria di qc — to pride o.s. on sth, take pride in sth
Rel Gloria* * *I ['glɔrja]sostantivo femminile1) (fama) glory, fame2) relig.3) (persona celebre) celebrity, star••II ['glɔrja]lavorare per la gloria — iron. to work for peanuts
sostantivo maschile invariabile relig. gloria* * *gloria1/'glɔrja/sostantivo f.2 relig. gloria a Dio nell'alto dei cieli glory to God in the high3 (persona celebre) celebrity, star; vecchie -e del cinema former stars of the silver screen————————gloria2/'glɔrja/m.inv.relig. gloria. -
3 ricoprire
ricoprire v.tr.1 to cover; ( coprire di nuovo) to re-cover, to cover again: l'edera ricopre tutto il muro, the wall is all covered with ivy; la neve ricopriva la cima delle montagne, the snow covered the tops of the mountains; ricoprire un divano di cretonne, to cover a sofa with cretonne; poi ricoprite la torta di cioccolato fuso, then coat the cake with melted chocolate; ricoprire di fiori, to cover with flowers; ricoprire un libro con carta a fiori, to cover a book with floral paper2 ( nascondere) to hide*, to conceal: ricoprire le proprie cattive intenzioni, to conceal one's evil intentions3 (fig.) ( colmare) to load: ricoprire qlcu. di regali, onori, to load s.o. with gifts, honours; ricoprire qlcu. di attenzioni, to lavish attention on s.o.4 (tecn.) to coat: ricoprire di piombo, to coat with lead; ricoprire galvanicamente, to electroplate5 (fig.) ( occupare) to hold*, to fill, to occupy // (amm.): ricoprire una carica, una cattedra, to hold (o to fill) an office, a teaching post; ricoprire un posto importante al Ministero delle Finanze, to occupy an important position in the Ministry of Finance.◘ ricoprirsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to cover oneself (with sthg.) (anche fig.): la magnolia si è ricoperta di fiori, the magnolia is covered with flowers again; ricoprire di vergogna, to cover oneself with shame.* * *1. [riko'prire]vb irreg vt1)(
gen) ricoprire (di) — to cover (with), (divano, poltrona) to re-cover (with), (fig : persona: di gentilezze) to shower (with)2) (carica) to hold2. vip (ricoprirsi)ricoprirsi di — (polvere) to become covered in
* * *[riko'prire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (coprire completamente) to cover (di with)2) (coprire di nuovo) to cover [sb.] up again [malato, bambino]3) (esercitare) to hold*, to fill [cariche, funzioni]4) fig. (ricolmare)2.ricoprire qcn. di regali, onori — to lavish presents, honours on sb
verbo pronominale ricoprirsi1)- rsi di ghiaccio — to become covered with ice, to ice up
- rsi di chiazze rosse — to come out o break in a rash
2) (procurarsi)* * *ricoprire/riko'prire/ [91]1 (coprire completamente) to cover (di with); vecchi giornali ricoprivano il pavimento old newspapers were strewn all over the floor2 (coprire di nuovo) to cover [sb.] up again [malato, bambino]3 (esercitare) to hold*, to fill [cariche, funzioni]II ricoprirsi verbo pronominale1 - rsi di ghiaccio to become covered with ice, to ice up; - rsi di chiazze rosse to come out o break in a rash2 (procurarsi) - rsi di gloria to cover oneself with glory. -
4 coprirsi di gloria
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