dust cover in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dust cover in the English»French Dictionary

dust cover N

dust cover (on book)

jaquette f

dust cover (on furniture)

housse f (de protection)

Translations for dust cover in the French»English Dictionary

housse (de machine à écrire)

dust cover

recouvrir des meubles avec des housses

to cover furniture with dust sheets

Translations for dust cover in the English»French Dictionary

I.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] N

1. dust (grime, grit):

dust

poussière f

chalk/coal dust

poussière de craie/charbon

cosmic/radioactive/volcanic dust

poussières fpl cosmiques/radioactives/volcaniques

thick with dust

couvert de poussière

a speck of dust (on a surface)

un grain de poussière

a speck of dust (in the eye)

une poussière

to allow the dust to settle lit

laisser retomber la poussière

to allow the dust to settle fig

laisser les choses se calmer

2. dust (fine powder):

dust

poudre f

3. dust (ground):

dust liter

poussière f

II.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] VB trans

1. dust (clean):

dust furniture, house

épousseter

2. dust (coat lightly):

dust cake

saupoudrer (with de, avec)

dust face

poudrer (with de, avec)

III.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] VB intr

dust

épousseter, faire les poussières inf

IV.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst]

to throw dust in sb's eyes

embrouiller qn

to shake the dust (of sth) off one's feet

partir (de qc)

to bite the dust person:

mordre la poussière

to bite the dust plan, idea:

tomber à l'eau

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

dust cover in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dust cover in the English»French Dictionary

dust cover for books

jaquette f

dust cover for furniture

housse f

Translations for dust cover in the English»French Dictionary

I.dust [dʌst] N no pl

dust

poussière f

dust cover for furniture

housse f

dust cover for books

jaquette f

Phrases:

to bite the dust

mordre la poussière

to throw dust in the eyes of sb

jeter à qn de la poudre aux yeux

to wait till the dust has settled, to let the dust settle, to allow the dust to settle

attendre que tout redevienne calme subj

II.dust [dʌst] VB trans

1. dust (clean dust from):

dust

dépoussiérer

2. dust (spread finely):

to dust sth with sth

saupoudrer qc de qc

to dust sth with insecticide

vaporiser qc d'insecticide

III.dust [dʌst] VB intr

dust

épousseter

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some models also remove the forward assist and the dust cover, and use a thinner barrel design to save additional weight.

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The rear sight is welded at the end of the receiver's dust cover.

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Spent casings are removed through a port located at the bottom of the right side of the receiver, protected from debris with a spring-loaded dust cover.

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Heavy dust cover is also indicated by the high albedo (reflectivity) and low thermal inertia of the region.

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The ejection port comes with a dust cover that, when closed, locks the bolt in position.

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The tonearms are the same and also the dust cover hinges and most internal wiring are the same.

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The character had a book on physiology hidden in a dust cover for a book on healing mushrooms.

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Empty casings are ejected out of the ejection port on the right which has a hinged dust cover.

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There is a universal accessory rail built into the dust cover in front of the trigger guard that allows for the use of tactical lights, laser pointers and other accessories.

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It is beneath a cover (released from inside the car), there is a dust cover beneath to keep out insects etc.

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