covers in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for covers in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] N

1. cover:

cover (protective lid, sheath)

copertura f

cover (for duvet, cushion)

fodera f

cover (for duvet, cushion)

rivestimento m

cover (for table)

copritavolo m

cover (for furniture)

protezione f

cover (for furniture)

copertura f

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

fodero m

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

guaina f

cover (for typewriter, record player, pan, bowl)

coperchio m

cover (for mobile phone)

cover f

2. cover (blanket):

cover

coperta f

3. cover:

cover (of book, magazine)

copertina f

cover (of book, magazine)

rilegatura f

cover (of record)

copertina f

on the cover (of book)

sulla copertina

on the cover (of magazine)

in copertina

she's made the cover of “Time”

è apparsa sulla copertina di “Time”

from cover to cover

dalla prima all'ultima pagina

from cover to cover before n design, illustration, text

di copertina

4. cover (shelter):

cover

rifugio m

cover

riparo m

to provide cover

offrire rifugio (for a)

to take cover

mettersi al riparo

to run for cover

correre in cerca di riparo

take cover!

al riparo!

to break cover

uscire allo scoperto

under cover

al riparo or al coperto

under cover of darkness

col favore delle tenebre

under cover of the confusion he escaped

approfittando della confusione fuggì

open land with no cover

terreno aperto che non offre ripari

5. cover (for spy, agent, operation, crime):

cover

copertura f (for per)

that's her cover

è la sua copertura

to work under cover

lavorare sotto falsa identità or sotto copertura

under cover of sth

con il pretesto di qc

under cover of doing

con il pretesto di fare

to blow sb's cover inf

fare saltare la copertura di qn

6. cover MIL:

cover

copertura f

air cover

copertura aerea

to give sb cover

dare riparo a qn or coprire qn

I gave cover as he advanced

lo coprivo mentre avanzava

7. cover (replacement):

cover (for teacher, doctor)

sostituto m temporaneo

to provide emergency cover

garantire una sostituzione d'emergenza

8. cover Brit:

cover

copertura f assicurativa (for per; against contro)

to give, provide cover against

offrire una copertura contro or garantire contro

she has cover for fire and theft

ha una copertura assicurativa contro l'incendio e il furto

9. cover ECON (collateral):

cover

garanzia f

10. cover (table setting):

cover

coperto m

11. cover MUS → cover version

II.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] VB trans

1. cover (to conceal or protect):

cover table, bed, pan, legs, wound, corpse

coprire (with con)

cover cushion, sofa

rivestire, ricoprire (with con)

cover hole

coprire, chiudere (with con)

we had the sofa covered

abbiamo fatto rivestire il divano

cover your mouth when you yawn

metti la mano davanti alla bocca quando sbadigli

cover one eye and read the chart

si copra un occhio e legga

to cover one's ears

tapparsi le orecchie

2. cover (coat) dust, snow, water, layer:

cover ground, surface, cake

coprire, ricoprire (with di)

the ground was covered with snow, snow covered the ground

la neve ricopriva il terreno

everything got covered with or in sand

tutto fu coperto dalla sabbia

the animal is covered in scales

l'animale è ricoperto di scaglie

to cover one's face with cream

spalmarsi la crema sul viso

to be covered in glory

essere carico di gloria

3. cover (be strewn over):

cover litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises, scratches:

coprire

the tree was covered with blossom, blossom covered the tree

l'albero era ricoperto di fiori

to cover sb's face with kisses

riempire di baci il viso di qn

4. cover:

cover (travel over) distance, area

coprire, percorrere

cover (extend over) distance, area

estendersi per, occupare

we covered a lot of miles on holiday

abbiamo percorso molte miglia durante le vacanze

5. cover (deal with, include):

cover article, book, speaker: subject, field

trattare

cover word, term, item: meaning, aspect

comprendere, includere

cover teacher: chapter

affrontare, spiegare

cover rule, law: situation, person, organization

applicarsi a

cover department, office: area, region, activity

essere competente per

cover rep: area

essere responsabile per

that price covers everything

è tutto incluso nel prezzo

we will cover half the syllabus this term

svolgeremo metà del programma durante questo trimestre

6. cover (report on) journalist, reporter, station:

cover event, story, subject, match

seguire

the game will be covered live on BBC1

la partita sarà trasmessa in diretta dalla BBC1

7. cover (pay for) amount, salary, company, person:

cover costs, outgoings

coprire

cover loss, deficit

colmare

£20 should cover it inf

20 sterline dovrebbero bastare

to cover one's costs

coprire le proprie spese

8. cover:

cover person, possession

coprire, assicurare (for, against contro; for doing per fare)

cover guarantee: costs, parts

coprire

are you adequately covered?

è assicurato in modo adeguato?

9. cover (protect):

cover MIL, SPORTS person, advance, retreat, exit, area of pitch

coprire, proteggere

I'll cover you

ti copro io

I've got you covered! (threat)

ti tengo sotto tiro!

keep him covered

marcalo

to cover one's back fig

coprirsi

10. cover (conceal):

cover emotion

nascondere, dissimulare

cover ignorance

nascondere

cover noise, smell

coprire

11. cover MUS (make version of):

cover song

fare una cover di

12. cover ZOOL (mate with):

cover

coprire

cover

montare

III.to cover oneself VB refl

to cover oneself

coprirsi

to cover oneself

proteggersi (against contro; by doing facendo)

to cover oneself with glory, praise, shame

coprirsi di

See also cover version

cover version [ˈkʌvəˌvɜːʃn, -ʒn] N MUS

cover version

cover f

duvet cover [ˈduːveɪˌkʌvə(r)] N Brit

duvet cover

copripiumino m

I.cover up VB [ˈkʌvə -] (cover up)

1. cover up (put clothes on):

cover up

coprirsi

2. cover up:

to cover oneself up

coprirsi (with con)

3. cover up (conceal truth):

cover up

nascondere

cover up

dissimulare

to cover up for colleague, friend

coprire or fare da paravento a

to cover up for mistakes

mascherare, nascondere

they're covering up for each other

si stanno coprendo a vicenda

II.cover up VB [ˈkʌvə -] (cover up [sth], cover [sth] up)

1. cover up:

cover up window, body, footprints

coprire (with con)

cover up answers

nascondere, celare (with con)

2. cover up fig:

cover up mistake, loss, crime, affair, truth

celare, nascondere

cover up emotion

dissimulare, nascondere

cover up scandal

soffocare, insabbiare

cover letter [Am ˈkəvər ˌlɛdər] N Am

cover letter → covering letter

See also covering letter

covering letter [Brit, Am] N

covering letter

lettera f d'accompagnamento

blanket cover [ˈblæŋkɪtˌkʌvə(r)] N COMM

blanket cover

copertura f globale

cover girl [Brit, Am ˈkəvər ˌɡərl] N

cover girl

cover-girl f

cover girl

ragazza f copertina

air cover [Brit, Am ɛ(ə)r ˈkəvər] N

air cover

copertura aerea

air cover

protezione f aerea

book cover [ˈbʊkˌkʌə(r)] N (of book)

book cover

sopraccoperta f

dust cover [Brit, Am ˈdəs(t) ˌkəvər] N

dust cover (on book)

sovraccoperta f

dust cover (on book)

foderina f

dust cover (on furniture)

fodera f

loose cover [Brit] N Brit

loose cover

fodera f amovibile

covers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for covers in the English»Italian Dictionary

covers [ˈkʌ·vɚz] N

covers

coperte f pl

I.cover [ˈkʌ·vɚ] N

1. cover (top):

cover

rivestimento m

2. cover (outer sheet):

cover

copertina f

3. cover (bedding):

cover

copriletto m

4. cover (concealment):

cover

copertura f

to break cover

uscire allo scoperto

5. cover (shelter):

cover

riparo m

to take cover

ripararsi

6. cover (insurance):

cover

copertura f

7. cover (provision):

cover

sostituzione f

8. cover (envelope):

first day cover

busta col timbro del primo giorno d'emissione del francobollo

9. cover MUS:

cover

cover f

II.cover [ˈkʌ·vɚ] VB trans

1. cover (hide):

cover eyes, ears

tappare

cover head

coprire

2. cover (put over):

cover

coprire

cover book

rivestire

3. cover (keep warm):

cover

coprire

4. cover (travel):

cover

percorrere

5. cover (deal with):

cover

riguardare

6. cover (include):

cover

includere

7. cover (report on):

cover

fare un servizio su

8. cover (insure):

cover

assicurare

9. cover (give armed protection):

cover

coprire

10. cover MUS:

cover song

fare una cover di

11. cover sl:

to cover one's ass

pararsi il culo vulg

III.cover [ˈkʌ·vɚ] VB intr

cover

sostituire

re-cover [ˌri:·ˈkʌ·vɚ] VB trans

re-cover

ricoprire

manhole cover N

manhole cover

chiusino m

cover letter N

cover letter

lettera f d'accompagnamento

dust cover N

1. dust cover (for furniture):

dust cover

protezione f antipolvere

2. dust cover (on book):

dust cover

sovraccoperta f

cover girl [ˈkʌ·vɚ·gɜ:rl] N

cover girl

ragazza f copertina

cover story <-ies> N

cover story

notizia f di prima pagina

I.cover up VB trans (protect)

cover up

coprire

II.cover up VB intr

to cover up for sb

coprire qu

cover-up [ˈkʌ·vɚ·ʌp] N

cover-up

occultamento m

covers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cover oneself in glory

coprirsi di gloria

to cover one's tracks

nascondere le proprie tracce

to cover up a scandal

soffocare uno scandalo

to cover up for sb

coprire qu

to cover the walls with sth

tappezzare i muri di qc

to be a cover for sth

fare da paravento a qu

don't judge a book by its cover prov

l'abito non fa il monaco prov

to cover sth with a veil of silence

stendere un velo pietoso su qc

don't judge a book by its cover prov

l'apparenza inganna prov

you can't judge a book by its cover prov

l'abito non fa il monaco prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When water evaporates from the salt marshes, it creates crusts of salt that covers a dark saline mush.

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Measuring 62by 126 at ground level, the hotel covers nearly all of the downtown lot on which it rests.

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The gatefold's exterior was modelled in plasticine and, on its front, showed the logos or punning representations of the featured bands, whose album covers were depicted in the interior.

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It covers 140,000 square metres and has 2,100 condos that were used by 9,000 sportsmen.

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In this case, the actual covers for each album was a photo of the studio master tape along with the engineer's log sheet.

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Crocheted thread covers the wall, and a single light bulb illuminates from the ceiling.

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Moreover, it covers an even larger sphere of action, when applied on the battlefield, through the planning of tactics.

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They dominated glossy magazine covers, billboards, and runways around the world in the 90s.

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There is of course difficulty in abbreviating a presentation of work which covers more than 700 papers and 25 books.

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It covers an area of approximately 10 square kilometers.

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