cover up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cover up in the English»Italian Dictionary

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-up [Brit ˈkʌvərʌp, Am ˈkəvərˌəp] N

cover-up

insabbiamento m

cover-up

occultamento m

Translations for cover up in the Italian»English Dictionary

celare errore, verità

to cover up

ricoprire errori

to cover up

soffocare scandalo

to cover up

mascherare errori

to cover up

Translations for cover up 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

also botch-up">

I.also botch-up N inf

also botch-up

pasticcio m

to make a botch of sth

fare un pasticcio

it was a real botch

era un gran pasticcio

II.also botch up VB trans inf

also botch up

pasticciare

also botch up

raffazzonare

also flub-up">

I.also flub-up N

also flub-up Am inf (botch):

also flub-up

errore m

also flub-up

pasticcio m

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

flub

pasticciare

flub

incasinare

I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV 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):

up here

quassù

up there

lassù

up on the wardrobe, the hill

in cima all'armadio, alla collina

up on the top shelf

sullo scaffale più in alto

up in the tree

in cima all'albero

up in the clouds

tra le nuvole

up at the top of the house

su in cima alla casa

up on top of the mountain

sulla cima della montagna

up in London

(su) a Londra

up to or in Scotland

(su) in Scozia

up to Aberdeen

(su) ad Aberdeen

up North

(su) a Nord

four floors up from here

quattro piani più su

I live two floors up

abito due piani di sopra

he lives ten floors up from her

abita dieci piani sopra di lei

on the second shelf up

sul secondo scaffale dal basso

I'm on my way up

sto salendo

I'll be right up

salgo subito

he's on his way up to see you, to the fifth floor

sta salendo su da te, al quinto piano

it needs to be a bit further up picture:

dovrebbe stare un po' più su

all the way up

fino in cima

2. up (ahead):

up

avanti

to be four points up (on sb)

avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qn)

they were two goals up

erano in vantaggio di due reti

she's 40-15 up (in tennis)

è in vantaggio per 40-15

3. up (upwards):

t-shirts from £2 up

magliette a partire da due sterline

from (the age of) 14 up

dai 14 anni in su

everyone in the company from the cleaning lady up

tutti nella ditta dalla donna delle pulizie in su

4. up (facing upwards):

“this side up” (on parcel, box)

“alto”

he was lying, floating face up

giaceva, galleggiava a faccia in su

the bread landed with the buttered side up

la fetta di pane è caduta per terra dalla parte non imburrata

5. up (at, to high status):

to be up with or among the best, the leaders

essere tra i migliori, tra i leader

up the workers!

viva i lavoratori!

“up with Manchester United”

“forza Manchester”

6. up:

up above

sopra

up above REL

lassù

up above sth

sopra qc

7. up:

up against up against the wall

contro il muro

to be or come up against difficulties, opposition fig

incontrare delle difficoltà, resistenza

they're up against a very strong team

devono affrontare una squadra molto forte

it helps to know what you are up against

aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare

we're really up against it

siamo alle prese con un bel problema

8. up:

up for he's up for election

si presenta alle elezioni

the subject up for discussion is

l'argomento su cui si discuterà è

the subject up for consideration is

la questione da prendere in esame è

9. up:

up to

fino a

up to here

fino a qui

up to there

fino là

I was up to my knees in water

l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia

up to 20 people, 50 dollars

fino a 20 persone, 50 dollari

up to 500 people arrive every day

ogni giorno arrivano fino a 500 persone

reductions of up to 50%

sconti fino al 50%

tax on profits of up to £150, 000

tasse sui guadagni fino a 150.000 sterline

to work for up to 12 hours a day

lavorare fino a 12 ore al giorno

a hotel for up to 500 people

un albergo che può ospitare fino a 500 persone

up to 1964

fino al 1964

up to 10.30 pm

fino alle 10.30 di sera

up to now

fino ad adesso

up to chapter two

fino al capitolo due

I'm not up to it (not capable)

non sono in grado di farlo

I'm not up to it (not well enough)

non me la sento di farlo

I'm not up to going to London, going back to work

non me la sento di andare a Londra, di tornare al lavoro

I'm not up to writing a book

non mi sento all'altezza di scrivere un libro

the play wasn't up to much

lo spettacolo non è stato un granché

that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard

quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello

it's up to you, him to do (expressing responsibility)

spetta a te, a lui fare or sta a te, a lui fare

“shall I leave?” - “it's up to you!”

“devo andare via?” - “vedi un po' tu!”

if it were up to me, him

se dipendesse da me, da lui

what is he up to?

cosa sta facendo?

what are those children up to?

cosa stanno combinando quei bambini?

they're up to something

stanno combinando qualcosa

Phrases:

up and down to walk or pace up and down (to and fro)

fare or andare su e giù

she's been up and down all night (in and out of bed)

si è alzata in continuazione per tutta la notte

he's a bit up and down at the moment fig (depressed)

ultimamente è un po' giù di corda

he's a bit up and down at the moment (ill)

in questo periodo sta poco bene

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

1. up (at, to higher level):

up the tree

sull'albero

up a ladder

su una scala

the library is up the stairs

la biblioteca è in cima alle scale

he ran up the stairs

corse su per le scale

the road up the mountain

la strada che s'inerpica su per la montagna

the spider crawled up my back

il ragno mi si arrampicò sulla schiena

the pipe runs up the front of the house

il tubo corre su per la facciata della casa

2. up (in direction):

the shops are up the road

i negozi sono più avanti sulla strada

she lives up that road there

abita su per quella strada

he lives just up the road

abita appena più avanti lungo la strada

the boathouse is further up the river

la rimessa per le barche è più su lungo il fiume

his office is up the corridor from mine

il suo ufficio è più avanti nel corridoio rispetto al mio

he walked up the road singing

camminava per la strada cantando

the car drove up the road

la macchina andò su per la strada

I saw him go up that road there

l'ho visto andare su per quella strada

she's got water up her nose

le è andata l'acqua nel naso

he put it up his sleeve

se l'è infilato nella manica

3. up Brit (at, to) inf:

he's up the pub

è al pub

4. up (to and fro):

he was walking up and down the garden

stava camminando su e giù per il giardino

they travelled up and down the country

girarono il paese in lungo e in largo

(throughout) up and down the country, region

per tutta la nazione, la regione

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

1. up (out of bed):

she's up

è alzata

they're often up early, late

si alzano spesso presto, tardi

we were up very late last night

siamo rimasti alzati fino a tardi ieri sera

they were up all night

sono rimasti in piedi tutta la notte

she was up all night waiting for them

è rimasta in piedi tutta la notte ad aspettarli

I was still up at 2 am

alle due del mattino ero ancora in piedi

John isn't up yet

John non si è ancora alzato

we arrived before anyone was up

siamo arrivati quando non si era ancora alzato nessuno

2. up (higher in amount, level):

sales are up by 10%

le vendite sono aumentate del 10%

interest rates, prices are up by 10%

i tassi d'interesse, i prezzi sono aumentati del 10%

shares are up

le azioni sono in rialzo

numbers of students are up

il numero degli studenti aumenta

tourism is up (by) 5%

il turismo ha registrato una crescita del 5%

production is up (by) 5%

la produzione è aumentata del 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees

gli è salita la febbre di due linee

oranges, carrots are up again

le arance, le carote sono di nuovo aumentate

prices are 10% up on last year

i prezzi sono aumentati del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso

I came out of the deal £5, 000 up

ho concluso l'affare con un guadagno di 5.000 sterline

3. up inf:

what's up? (wrong)

cosa c'è (che non va)?

what's up? Am (how are you)

come va?

what's up? Am (how are you)

come butta?

what's up with him?

cosa gli prende?

is there something up?

c'è qualcosa che non va?

there's something up

c'è qualcosa che non va

there's something up with him, your dad

lui, tuo padre ha qualcosa che non va

what's up with the TV?

cos'ha il televisore?

what's up with your arm?

cosa ti è successo al braccio?

there's something up with the brakes

i freni hanno qualcosa che non va

there's something up with my back

la mia schiena ha qualcosa che non va

4. up (erected, affixed):

the notice is up on the board

l'avviso è affisso in bacheca

the photo is up on the board

la foto è appesa in bacheca

is the tent up?

è montata la tenda?

the building will be up in three months' time

il palazzo sarà finito in tre mesi

how long have those curtains been up?

da quanto tempo sono su quelle tende?

he had his hand up for five minutes

ha tenuto la mano alzata per cinque minuti

5. up (open):

he had his umbrella up

aveva l'ombrello aperto

the hood of the car was up

la macchina aveva il cofano tirato su

the blinds were up

le tapparelle erano alzate

when the lever is up the machine is off

quando la leva è alzata la macchina è spenta

when the switch is up the machine is off

quando l'interruttore è rivolto verso l'alto la macchina è spenta

when the barrier is up you can go through

quando la sbarra è sollevata si può passare

6. up (finished):

“time's up!”

“tempo scaduto!”

his leave is almost up

la sua licenza è quasi terminata

his military service is almost up

ha quasi terminato il servizio militare

when the four days, months were up

alla fine dei quattro giorni, mesi

it's all up with this government inf

ormai è la fine per questo governo

it's all up with him inf

ormai è spacciato

7. up (rising):

the river is up

il fiume si sta ingrossando

the wind is up

si sta alzando il vento

his colour's up

è tutto rosso

his blood's up fig

gli è andato il sangue alla testa

8. up (pinned up):

her hair was up

aveva i capelli tirati su

9. up (cheerful):

he's up at the moment

adesso come adesso è molto allegro

10. up (being repaired):

the road is up

la strada è in riparazione

“Road up” (on sign)

“lavori in corso”

11. up (in upward direction):

the up escalator

la scala mobile che sale

12. up (on trial):

to be up before a judge

comparire davanti a un giudice

he's up for murder, fraud

è accusato di omicidio, truffa

13. up SPORTS (in tennis, badminton):

not up!

fallo!

14. up Brit (ready) inf:

tea up!

il tè è pronto!

15. up:

up and about (out of bed)

in piedi, alzato

(after illness) to be up and about again

essere di nuovo in piedi

Phrases:

up and running to be up and running company, project:

bene avviato

up and running to be up and running system:

pienamente funzionante

to get sth up and running

fare funzionare qc

IV.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] N

the ups and downs

gli alti e bassi (of di)

on the up Brit (on the increase)

in crescita

the company is on the up and up Brit

la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

up price, interest rate, wages

aumentare

VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

he upped and left

all'improvviso prese e se ne andò

he upped and hit him

tutto a un tratto lo colpì

she upped and married someone else

alla fine prese e si sposò con un altro

VII.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp]

to be one up on sb

avere vantaggio su qn

up yours! inf

fottiti!

to be (well) up on art, history etc.

essere ferrato in

to be (well) up on news, developments, changes

essere aggiornato su

cover up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cover up in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Translations for cover up in the English»Italian Dictionary

to cover up a scandal

soffocare uno scandalo

Translations for cover up in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.up [ʌp] ADV

1. up (movement):

up

su

up

in alto

up here/there

quassù/lassù

to look up

guardare in alto

to stand/get up

stare in piedi/alzarsi

to go up

salire

to throw sth up

gettare qc in aria

to jump up

saltare in piedi

(stand) up!

in piedi!

on the way up

in salita

2. up (to another point):

up in Seattle

su a Seattle

to go up to Maine

andare su nel Maine

3. up (position):

to be up all night

stare alzato, -a tutta la notte

to jump up on sth

saltare sopra qc

with one's head up

a testa alta

4. up (limit):

time's up

il tempo è scaduto

when 5 hours were up

allo scadere delle 5 ore

from the age of 18 up

a partire dai 18 anni

to have it up to one's ears (with sb/sth) fig

averne fin sopra i capelli (di qu/qc)

5. up SPORTS (ahead):

to be 7 points up

essere in vantaggio di 7 punti

6. up COMPUT, TECH:

up

in funzione

Phrases:

up and down

su e giù

to walk up and down

camminare su e giù

what's up?

come va?

what's up with him?

cos'ha?

II.up [ʌp] PREP

1. up (at top of):

up

in cima a

to climb up a tree

arrampicarsi in cima a un albero

2. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

salire le scale

to row up the river

risalire il fiume

to go up and down sth

andare su e giù per qc

3. up (along):

to go up the street

percorrere la strada

III.up [ʌp] N

ups and downs

alti e bassi m pl

to be on the up and up inf

andare di bene in meglio

IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

to up and do sth +infin

prendere e fare qc +infin

V.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB trans

up

alzare

VI.up [ʌp] ADJ

1. up (position):

up tent

montato, -a

up flag

issato, -a

up curtains, picture

appeso, -a

up hand, blinds

alzato, -a

up person

in piedi

2. up (healthy):

to be up and about [or around]

essere di nuovo in piedi

3. up (ready):

to be up for doing sth

starci a fare qc

up for sale/discussion/trial

in vendita/in discussione/in giudizio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the past, modesty guards only asked women to cover up in the prayer area, but this is now required in the entire plaza.

en.wikipedia.org

Although drawn like a typical bishnen, his constant scowl combined with a loose-fitting robe usually cover up his more attractive features, which he rarely displays.

en.wikipedia.org

A single swarm can cover up to 1200 square kilometers and can contain between 40 and 80 million locusts per square kilometer.

en.wikipedia.org

He also tries to cover up fears and worries with more humorous and seemingly uncaring attitude, mainly to calm people down.

en.wikipedia.org

Military officials say they believe the delay in beginning the investigation was a result of the squad's initial efforts to cover up what happened.

en.wikipedia.org

Every day, they went into the woods and picked logs for the soldiers to cover up their hideout.

en.wikipedia.org

Subsequently, he tries to cover up the evidence which implicates him in the hit-and-run accident.

en.wikipedia.org

Going public seemingly offered him a way to cover up his fraudulent activities.

en.wikipedia.org

However, the venture proves disastrous, and the bank is faced with having to cover up its deficit.

en.wikipedia.org

I think that was to cover up for the pilots.

en.wikipedia.org