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cover1

UK: /ˈkʌv.ər/ US: /-ə`/

Translation

v [t]
cubrir
I covered myself with a blanket
Me cubrí con una manta
tapar
cover your eyes
tápate los ojos
recorrer
We covered 300 km in four hours
Recorrimos 300 km en cuatro horas
(un área)
ocupar
abarcar
Her research covers all of the Middle Ages
Su investigación abarca toda la Edad Media
tratar
pron. La o se pronuncia como la u en el término inglés sun
to cover for sb to cover (sth) up [m] to cover sth up [m] to cover up for sbVéase tb: to cover a lot of ground; to cover one's tracks
(Definition of cover v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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