Translations for cover story in the English»Italian Dictionary

cover story [Brit, Am ˈkəvər ˌstɔri] N

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1. cover story JOURN:

cover story

articolo m collegato alla copertina

2. cover story (in espionage):

cover story

3. cover story (excuse):

cover story fig

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cover event, story, subject, match

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I.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] N

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1. cover:

cover (protective lid, sheath)

cover (for duvet, cushion)

cover (for duvet, cushion)

cover (for table)

cover (for furniture)

cover (for furniture)

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

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

cover (for mobile phone)

2. cover (blanket):

3. cover:

cover (of book, magazine)

cover (of book, magazine)

cover (of record)

on the cover (of book)

sulla copertina

on the cover (of magazine)

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

4. cover (shelter):

to provide cover

offrire rifugio (for a)

to take cover

mettersi al riparo

to run for cover

correre in cerca di riparo

take cover!

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

9. cover ECON (collateral):

10. cover (table setting):

11. cover MUS → cover version

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

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1. cover (to conceal or protect):

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

coprire (with con)

cover cushion, sofa

rivestire, ricoprire (with con)

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

5. cover (deal with, include):

cover article, book, speaker: subject, field

cover word, term, item: meaning, aspect

comprendere, includere

cover teacher: chapter

affrontare, spiegare

cover rule, law: situation, person, organization

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

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

cover loss, deficit

£20 should cover it inf

20 sterline dovrebbero bastare

to cover one's costs

coprire le proprie spese

11. cover MUS (make version of):

fare una cover di

12. cover ZOOL (mate with):

III.to cover oneself VB refl

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See also cover version

cover version [ˈkʌvəˌvɜːʃn, -ʒn] N MUS

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cover version

story¹ [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N

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1. story (account):

storia f (of di)

to tell a story

raccontare una storia

the story of Elvis Presley

la storia di Elvis Presley

it's a true story

è una storia vera

based on a true story

basato su una storia vera

to stick to, change one's story

attenersi alla, cambiare la propria versione dei fatti

what is the real story?

qual è la verità?

they all have similar stories or they all tell the same story

hanno storie simili

2. story (tale):

storia f (about, of di)

story LIT

story LIT

favola f (of di)

to tell an entertaining story

raccontare una storia divertente

a detective, ghost story

un racconto poliziesco, una storia di fantasmi

tell us a story about when you lived in London during the war

raccontaci di quando vivevi a Londra durante la guerra

read us a (bedtime) story!

leggici una favola!

7. story (unfolding of plot):

the story is set in Normandy

la storia è ambientata in Normandia

but that's another story

ma questa è un'altra storia or un altro paio di maniche

to cut a long story short

per farla breve

that's not the whole story or that's only half the story

that's the story of my life!

capitano tutte a me!

it's always the same story or it's the same old story

è sempre la stessa storia

a likely story!

ma va là, bella scusa!

the story goes, has it that …

corre voce che … or si dice che …

or so the story goes

o è almeno ciò che si dice

what's the story? inf

there are two sides to every story

= ci sono sempre due versioni dei fatti

story² [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N Am

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story → storey

See also storey

I.storey, story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N <pl. storeys Brit stories Am>

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II.-storeyedBritstoriedAm COMP

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a three-storeyed building Brit, a three storied building Am

un edificio di tre piani

III.storey, story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri]

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to be a bit weak in the top storey inf

essere scemo or deficiente

Translations for cover story in the English»Italian Dictionary

cover story <-ies> N

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cover story

notizia f di prima pagina

Translations for cover story in the Italian»English Dictionary

cover story

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story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

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2. story (news report):

story² [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

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I.cover [ˈkʌ·vɚ] N

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1. cover (top):

2. cover (outer sheet):

3. cover (bedding):

4. cover (concealment):

to break cover

uscire allo scoperto

5. cover (shelter):

to take cover

6. cover (insurance):

7. cover (provision):

8. cover (envelope):

first day cover

busta col timbro del primo giorno d'emissione del francobollo

9. cover MUS:

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1. cover (hide):

cover eyes, ears

2. cover (put over):

3. cover (keep warm):

4. cover (travel):

5. cover (deal with):

6. cover (include):

7. cover (report on):

fare un servizio su

8. cover (insure):

9. cover (give armed protection):

10. cover MUS:

fare una cover di

11. cover sl:

to cover one's ass

pararsi il culo vulg

III.cover [ˈkʌ·vɚ] VB intr

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If the subject is using a cover story, it may be broken by softening-up. en.wikipedia.org

This was all part of his cover story. en.wikipedia.org

During his internship he wrote a cover story for the magazine for free. en.wikipedia.org

A suitable cover story was the need to deny use of the area to the enemy. en.wikipedia.org

He wrote the cover story, revealing them as forgeries. en.wikipedia.org

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