air cover in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for air cover in the English»French Dictionary

air cover N U MIL

air cover

couverture f aérienne

Translations for air cover in the French»English Dictionary

couverture aérienne

air cover

Translations for air cover in the English»French Dictionary

I.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] N

1. cover:

cover (protective lid, sheath)

couverture f

cover (for duvet, cushion, birdcage)

housse f

cover (for table, furniture)

protection f

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

fourreau m

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

couvercle m

2. cover (blanket):

cover

couverture f

3. cover:

cover (of book, magazine)

couverture f

cover (of record)

pochette f

on the cover (of book)

sur la couverture

on the cover (of magazine)

en couverture

she's made the cover of ‘Time’

elle a fait la couverture de ‘Time’

from cover to cover

de la première à la dernière page

from cover to cover attr design, illustration, text

de couverture

4. cover (shelter):

cover

abri m

to provide cover

servir d'abri (for à)

to take cover

se mettre à l'abri

to run for cover

courir se mettre à l'abri

take cover!

aux abris!

to break cover

quitter son abri

under cover

à l'abri

under cover of darkness

à la faveur de la nuit

under cover of the confusion he escaped

il a profité de la confusion pour s'évader

open land with no cover

terrain découvert sans abri possible

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

cover

couverture f (for pour)

that's her cover

c'est sa couverture

to work under cover

travailler sous une identité d'emprunt

under cover of sth

sous le couvert de qc

under cover of doing

sous prétexte de faire

to blow sb's cover inf

griller qn inf

6. cover MIL:

cover

couverture f

to give sb cover

couvrir qn

I gave cover as he advanced

je l'ai couvert tandis qu'il avançait

7. cover (replacement):

cover (for teacher, doctor)

remplacement m

to provide emergency cover

parer aux urgences

8. cover Brit (insurance):

cover

assurance f (for pour, against contre)

to give or provide cover against

garantir contre

she has cover for fire and theft

elle est couverte contre l'incendie et le vol

9. cover FIN (collateral):

cover

provision f

10. cover (table setting):

cover

couvert 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

couvrir (with avec)

cover cushion, sofa, corpse

recouvrir (with de)

cover hole

boucher (with avec)

we had the sofa covered

on a fait recouvrir le canapé

cover your mouth when you yawn

mets la main devant la bouche quand tu bâilles

cover one eye and read the chart

cachez un œil et lisez le tableau

to cover one's ears

se boucher les oreilles

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

cover ground, surface, person, cake

recouvrir (with de)

the ground was covered with snow, snow covered the ground

le sol était recouvert de neige, la neige recouvrait le sol

everything got covered with or in sand

tout a été recouvert de sable

the animal is covered in scales

l'animal est couvert d'écailles

to cover one's face with cream

s'enduire le visage de crème

to be covered in glory

être couvert de gloire

3. cover (be strewn over):

cover litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises, scratches:

couvrir

the tree was covered with blossom, blossom covered the tree

l'arbre était couvert de fleurs

to cover sb's face with kisses

couvrir le visage de qn de baisers

4. cover:

cover (travel over) distance, area

parcourir

cover (extend over) distance, area

s'étendre sur

we covered a lot of miles on holiday

nous avons fait beaucoup de kilomètres pendant les vacances

5. cover (deal with, include):

cover article, book, speaker: subject, field

traiter

cover word, term, item: meaning, aspect

englober

cover teacher: chapter

faire

cover rule, law: situation, person, organization

s'appliquer à

cover department, office: area, region, activity

s'occuper de

cover rep: area

couvrir

that price covers everything

le prix comprend tout, tout est inclus dans le prix

we will cover half the syllabus this term

nous ferons or couvrirons la moitié du programme ce trimestre

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

cover event, angle, story, subject, match

couvrir

the game will be covered live on BBC1

le match sera diffusé en direct par BBC1

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

cover costs, outgoings

couvrir

cover loss, deficit

combler

£20 should cover it inf

20 livres sterling devraient suffire

to cover one's costs

rentrer dans ses frais

8. cover (insure):

cover person, possession

assurer, couvrir (for, against contre, for doing pour faire)

cover guarantee: costs, parts

couvrir

are you adequately covered?

est-ce que vous êtes suffisamment assuré?

9. cover (protect):

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

couvrir

I'll cover you

je te couvre

I've got you covered! (threat)

ne bougez pas ou je tire!

keep him covered

tenez-le en joue

to cover one's back fig

se couvrir

10. cover (conceal):

cover emotion, ignorance

cacher

cover noise

couvrir

cover smell

masquer

11. cover MUS (make version of):

cover song

faire sa version de

12. cover ZOOL (mate with):

cover

couvrir

cover

saillir

III.to cover oneself VB refl

to cover oneself refl:

to cover oneself

se protéger (against contre, by doing en faisant)

to cover oneself with glory, praise, shame

se couvrir de

IV.-covered COMP

snow-/scrub-covered

couvert de neige/de broussailles

chocolate-covered

enrobé de chocolat

V.covered ADJ

covered porch, passage, courtyard

couvert

covered dish, pan

à couvercle

See also cover version

cover version N MUS

cover version

version f

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. air (substance):

air

air m

in the open air

en plein air, au grand air

I need a change of air

j'ai besoin de changer d'air

to come up for air swimmer, animal:

remonter à la surface pour respirer

to let the air out of a tyre/balloon

dégonfler un pneu/ballon

2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

air m

he threw the ball up into the air

il a jeté le ballon en l'air

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'hélicoptère a décollé

the birds of the air

les oiseaux qui volent

the swans took to the air

les cygnes se sont envolés or ont pris leur envol

to send sth/to travel by air

envoyer qc/voyager par avion

Paris (seen) from the air

Paris vu d'avion

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la bataille fut livrée sur terre et dans les airs

to clear the air lit storm:

rafraîchir l'air

to clear the air fig

apaiser les esprits

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be/go on (the) air broadcaster, interviewee:

être/passer à l'antenne

to go off the air

quitter l'antenne

while the programme was still on the air

alors que l'émission était encore en cours de diffusion

the series will be back on the air in January

le feuilleton reprendra en janvier

he went on the air to reassure the public

il est intervenu à la radio or à la télévision pour rassurer le public

off the air, she confided that…

hors antenne, elle a confié que…

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la chaîne cesse d'émettre à minuit

4. air (manner):

air (of person)

air m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

aspect m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

air m

with an air of innocence/indifference

d'un air innocent/indifférent

an air of mystery surrounds the project

le projet est entouré de mystère

he has a certain air about him

il a une certaine allure

5. air MUS:

air

air m

6. air (breeze):

air liter

souffle m de vent

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

1. air:

air (dry)

faire sécher

air (freshen by exposing to air) garment, room, bed

aérer

don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired

ne mets pas cette chemise, elle n'est pas complètement sèche

2. air (express):

air opinion, view

exprimer, faire part de

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

to air one's knowledge

faire étalage de son savoir

3. air Am (broadcast):

air

diffuser

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

there's something in the air

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il y a quelque chose qui se trame

he could sense trouble in the air

il sentait qu'il y avait de l'orage dans l'air fig

there's a rumour in the air that…

le bruit court que…

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

se donner de grands airs

our plans are still totally up in the air

nos projets sont toujours très flous or vagues

to be walking or treading on air

être aux anges

to disappear or vanish into thin air

se volatiser

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

leurs chiffres étaient complètement fantaisistes

air cover in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for air cover in the English»French Dictionary

I.cover [ˈkʌvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. cover (top):

cover

couverture f

cover on pot

couvercle m

cover on furniture

housse f

2. cover JOURN:

cover

couverture f

hard-cover edition

édition f reliée

soft-cover edition

édition f de poche

to read sth from cover to cover

lire qc de la première à la dernière page

3. cover pl (sheets):

the covers

les draps mpl

4. cover (envelope):

cover

enveloppe f

under plain cover

sous pli simple

under separate cover

sous pli séparé

5. cover (means of concealing):

cover

couverture f

under cover of darkness

sous le couvert de la nuit

to blow sb's cover

révéler l'identité de qn

to go under cover

prendre une identité d'emprunt

to use sth as a cover for sth

utiliser qc comme couverture pour qc

6. cover (shelter):

cover

abri m

to break cover

sortir de l'abri

to run for cover

se mettre à l'abri

7. cover FIN:

cover

couverture f

8. cover (insurance):

cover

couverture f

full cover

garantie f totale

9. cover FOOD:

cover

couvert m

10. cover MUS (recording):

cover

reprise f

Phrases:

never judge a book by its cover

il ne faut jamais juger des apparences

II.cover [ˈkʌvəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. cover (put over):

cover

couvrir

cover surface, wall, sofa

recouvrir

to cover sth with sth

recouvrir qc de qc

to cover sth with sth

(re)couvrir qc de qc

2. cover (hide):

cover

dissimuler

to cover one's eyes with one's hands

se couvrir les yeux avec les mains

to cover one's eyes with one's hands fig

se voiler la face

3. cover (pay):

cover one's costs

couvrir

4. cover (extend over):

cover

s'étendre sur

5. cover (travel):

cover

parcourir

6. cover (deal with):

cover

traiter de

to cover a lot of ground fig

traiter beaucoup de sujets

7. cover (include):

cover

inclure

8. cover (be enough for):

cover

couvrir

9. cover (report on):

cover

couvrir

10. cover (insure):

cover a. fig

couvrir

to cover sb for/against sth

couvrir qn contre qc

11. cover MIL, SPORTS:

cover

couvrir

12. cover (do sb's job):

cover

remplacer

13. cover (adopt song):

cover

reprendre

Phrases:

to cover your ass [or back] inf

se couvrir

to cover oneself with glory

se couvrir de gloire

to cover a multitude of sins

cacher une multitude de péchés

to cover one's tracks

brouiller ses pistes

I.air [eəʳ, Am er] N

1. air a. MUS:

air

air

to fire into the air

tirer en l'air

by air

par avion

there was an air of menace/excitement

il y avait de la menace/de l'émotion dans l'air

2. air no pl TV, RADIO:

to be off/on (the) air

être hors antenne/à l'antenne

Phrases:

airs and graces pej

manières fpl

to be floating on air

être aux anges

to be in the air

se tramer

to be up in the air

être flou

to give oneself airs pej

se donner des airs

II.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB trans

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

diffuser

2. air (expose to air):

air

aérer

3. air (let know):

air

faire connaître

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

III.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB intr

1. air Am TV, RADIO:

air

passer

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

s'aérer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As the strategists discovered the advantages of these warships of the skies, armies rarely moved across the battlefield without the security of air cover.

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To provide close air cover for the rescue helicopter was four helicopter gunships.

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The force next moved south to provide air cover over the embattled island.

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After eliminating most of the assassins, only the air cover flown by the mystery man is left.

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