cover ***** cov·er

cover ***** cov·er
['kʌvə(r)]
1. n
1) (gen) copertura, (of dish, bowl, saucepan) coperchio, (of furniture, typewriter) fodera, (for merchandise, on vehicle) telo, telone m , (bedspread) copriletto, (often pl: blanket) coperta, (of book, magazine) copertina

under separate cover Comm — a parte, in plico separato

to read a book from cover to cover — leggere un libro dalla prima all'ultima pagina

2) (shelter) riparo, (covering fire) copertura

to take cover — (hide) nascondersi, Mil , (shelter) ripararsi

to break cover — uscire allo scoperto

under cover — al coperto, al riparo, (hiding) nascosto (-a)

under cover of darkness — con il favore delle tenebre, protetto (-a) dall'oscurità

3) Fin, Comm, Insurance , (in espionage etc) copertura

without cover Fin — senza copertura

fire cover — copertura contro i rischi d'incendio

4) (frm: at table) coperto
5) Mus , (also: cover version) cover f inv, riedizione f di canzone di successo
2. vt
1)

(gen) to cover (with) — coprire (con or di)

covered with confusion fig — tutto (-a) confuso (-a)

covered with shame — pieno (-a) di vergogna

to cover o.s. with glory/disgrace — coprirsi di gloria/infamia

he covered his face — si coprì il viso

2) (hide: facts, mistakes) nascondere, (feeling) nascondere, dissimulare, (noise) coprire
3) (protect) Mil, Sport, Insurance coprire

he only said that to cover himself — lo disse solo per coprirsi le spalle

I've got you covered! — ti copro io!

4) (be sufficient for, include) coprire

£100 will cover everything — 100 sterline saranno sufficienti

we must cover all possibilities — dobbiamo prevedere tutte le possibilità

5) (distance) coprire, percorrere

to cover a lot of ground (also) fig — fare molta strada

6) (Press: report on) fare un servizio su
7) Mus fare una cover or una riedizione di
3. vi

to cover for sb — (at work etc) sostituire qn

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