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cover

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌvə(r)/

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German translation of cover

A. n.

  • 1 (piece of cloth) Decke; (of cushion, bed) Bezug; (lid) Deckel; (of hole, engine, typewriter, etc.) Abdeckung
  • 3[send sth.] under separate cover = [etw.] mit getrennter Post [schicken]
  • 4take cover [from sth.] = Schutz [vor etw. (Dat.)] suchen under cover (from rain) = überdacht

B. v.t.

  • 1 bedecken; beziehen [Sessel, Kissen]; zudecken [Pfanne] the roses are covered with greenfly = die Rosen sind voller Blattläuse
  • 3 [Journ.] berichten über (+ Akk.)

Phrasal verbs

cover ˈup

A. v.t. zudecken; (fig.) vertuschen
B. v.i. cover up for sb. = jmdn. decken

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