Level | A2 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | cover |
IPA | /ˈkʌvə(r) / verb |
Back | örtmek; kapamak; kaplamak örtbas etmek |
Back 2 | cover (verb) /ˈkʌvə(r)
/ verb
HIDE/PROTECT
1 [transitive]
cover sb/sth (up/over) (with sth)
to put sth on or in front of sth to hide
or protect it
örtmek; kapamak; kaplamak
Could
you cover the food and put it in the fridge?
She
couldn't look any more and covered her eyes.
She
was asleep on the sofa so he covered her over with a duvet.
I
covered the floor with newspaper before I started painting.
(figurative) Paula laughed to cover (saklamak) her embarrassment.
OPPOSITE UNCOVER
SPREAD OVER SURFACE
2 [transitive]
cover sb/sth in/with sth
to be on the surface of sth; to make sth
do this
kaplamak
A
car went through the puddle and covered me with mud.
Graffiti
covered the walls.
The
eruption of the volcano covered the town in a layer of ash.
3 [transitive]
to fill or spread over a certain area
kaplamak, sıvamak
The
floods cover an area of about 15 000 square kilometres.
INCLUDE
4 [transitive]
to include or to deal with sth
kapsamak, kapsamına
almak;
(basın,
TV) yer vermek
Part-time
workers are not covered by the law.
All
the papers covered the election in depth.
The
course covered both British and European naval history.
I
think we've covered everything. Now, does anyone have a question?
MONEY
5 [transitive]
to be enough money for sth
(para vb.) karşılamak
We'll
give you some money to cover your expenses.
TRAVEL
6 [transitive]
to travel a certain distance
(mesafe) gitmek, katetmek
We
covered about 500 kilometres that day.
DO SB'S JOB
7 [intransitive]
cover (for sb)
to do sb's job while they are away from
work
başkasının işine bakmak
Matt's
phoned in sick today so we'll have to find someone to cover (for him).
INSURANCE
8 [transitive]
cover sb/sth against/for sth
to protect sb/sth with insurance
sigortalamak
The
insurance policy covers us for any damage to our property.
The
policy even covers your furniture.
IDIOM
cover the cost (of sth)
to have or make enough money to pay for
sth
We
made so little money at our school dance that we didn't even cover the cost of
the band.
PHRASAL VERBS
cover sth up
to prevent people hearing about a mistake
or sth bad
örtbas etmek
The
police have been accused of trying to cover up the facts of the case.
cover up for sb
to hide sb's mistakes or crimes in order
to protect them
suçunu gizlemek, kabahatini örtmek
His
wife covered up for him to the police.
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