cover up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cover up in the English»French Dictionary

I.cover up VB [Brit ˈkʌvə -, Am ˈkəvər -] (cover up)

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

Translations for cover up in the English»French Dictionary

I.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] N

11. cover MUS → cover version

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

See also cover version

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

cover up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cover up in the English»French Dictionary

I.cover [ˈkʌvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Waiters are expected to give time for women to cover up before entering, although this practice is not always followed.
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The local newspapers cover up for him and pretend the assassination had succeeded.
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Every day, they went into the woods and picked logs for the soldiers to cover up their hideout.
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Going public seemingly offered him a way to cover up his fraudulent activities.
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The government attempted to cover up the fact they had not enforced environmental laws throughout the years.
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Then, everything's cover up with the same leaves and a lid, and steam-cooked very slowly.
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Later the images were altered with photoshop to cover up bad skin and other flaws.
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A single swarm can cover up to 1200 square kilometers and can contain between 40 and 80 million locusts per square kilometer.
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In the past, modesty guards only asked women to cover up in the prayer area, but this is now required in the entire plaza.
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I think that was to cover up for the pilots.
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