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uncover

  • 1 uncover

    (to remove the cover from: His criminal activities were finally uncovered.) afhjúpa

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  • 2 bare

    [beə] 1. adjective
    1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) ber, nakinn
    2) (empty: bare shelves.) auður, tómur
    3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) gróðurlaus, laufvana
    4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) snjáður, slitinn
    5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) nauðsynlegur
    2. verb
    (to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) sÿna, bera, afhjúpa
    - bareness
    - bareback
    - barefaced
    - barefooted
    - barefoot
    - bareheaded

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  • 3 disclose

    [dis'kləuz]
    (to uncover, reveal or make known: He refused to disclose his identity.) afhjúpa

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  • 4 excavate

    ['ekskəveit]
    1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) grafa
    2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) grafa upp
    - excavator

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  • 5 expose

    [ik'spəuz]
    1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) láta óvarinn; stofna í hættu
    2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) leiða í ljós; fletta ofan af
    3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) lÿsa, taka mynd á

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  • 6 unveil

    1) (to remove a veil (from eg a face): After the marriage ceremony, the bride unveils (her face).) taka blæju frá andliti
    2) (to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially: The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.) afhjúpa

    English-Icelandic dictionary > unveil

См. также в других словарях:

  • Uncover — Un*cov er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uncovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Uncovering}.] [1st pref. un + cover.] 1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one s body. [1913 Webster] 2. To show… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Uncover — Un*cov er, v. i. 1. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect. [1913 Webster] We are forced to uncover after them. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove the covers from dishes, or the like. [1913 Webster] Uncover, dogs, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uncover — index bare, betray (disclose), convey (communicate), denude, detect, disabuse, disclose …   Law dictionary

  • uncover — (v.) c.1300, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) reverse of + COVER (Cf. cover) (v.). Earliest use is figurative; literal sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Uncovered; uncovering …   Etymology dictionary

  • uncover — [v] reveal, disclose bare, betray, break, bring to light*, crack, denude, dig up*, discover, display, divulge, expose, give away, hit upon, lay bare, lay open, leak, make known, open, open up, show, strike, strip, stumble on, subject, tap, tell,… …   New thesaurus

  • uncover — ► VERB 1) remove a cover or covering from. 2) discover (something previously secret or unknown) …   English terms dictionary

  • uncover — [unkuv′ər] vt. 1. to make known; disclose; reveal 2. to lay bare or open by removing a covering 3. to remove the cover or protection from 4. to remove the hat, cap, etc. from (the head), as a conventional gesture of respect vi. 1. to bare the… …   English World dictionary

  • Uncover Me — Infobox Album | Name = Uncover Me Type = Album Artist = Jann Arden Released = February 6, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Adult Alternative Length = Label = Universal Music Canada Producer = Jann Arden, Russell Broom Reviews = *None Available Last album …   Wikipedia

  • uncover — [[t]ʌ̱nkʌ̱və(r)[/t]] uncovers, uncovering, uncovered 1) VERB If you uncover something, especially something that has been kept secret, you discover or find out about it. [V n] Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud... [V n] A specific …   English dictionary

  • uncover */ — UK [ʌnˈkʌvə(r)] / US [ʌnˈkʌvər] verb [transitive] Word forms uncover : present tense I/you/we/they uncover he/she/it uncovers present participle uncovering past tense uncovered past participle uncovered 1) to find out about something that has… …   English dictionary

  • uncover — verb Uncover is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑archaeologist, ↑excavation, ↑investigation Uncover is used with these nouns as the object: ↑clue, ↑conspiracy, ↑detail, ↑evidence, ↑identity, ↑information, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

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