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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescouvrir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koov-reer
"Il faut couvrir la casserole pour faire bouillir l'eau plus vite."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To place something over something else in order to protect, hide, or close it.
"She used a thick blanket to cover the sleeping child."
- 1
The outer front or back part of a book, magazine, or other publication.
"The photograph on the front cover of the magazine won several awards."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'covrir', stemming from the Latin 'cooperire' (co- 'completely' + operire 'to cover'). Over centuries, the noun sense evolved to include a new performance or recording of a previously recorded song by someone other than the original artist.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cover" is said worldwide
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couvrir
Transliteration: koov-reer
"Il faut couvrir la casserole pour faire bouillir l'eau plus vite."
decken
Transliteration: dek-en
"Er hat das Auto mit einer Plane gedeckt."
coprire
Transliteration: ko-pree-re
"Ha dovuto coprire i suoi appunti con un foglio."
cubrir
Transliteration: koo-breer
"Debes cubrir la comida para que no se acerquen los insectos."
cobrir
Transliteration: ko-breer
"Ela usou um casaco para se cobrir do frio."
ढकना
Transliteration: dhakna
"कृपया खाने को ढककर रखें।"
覆盖
Transliteration: fùgài
"大雪覆盖了整个城市。"
덮다
Transliteration: deopda
"그는 아이에게 담트를 덮어 주었다."
覆う
Transliteration: ō-u
"山頂は雪で覆われている。"
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