covering fire in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for covering fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

covering fire [ˌkʌvərɪŋˈfaɪə(r)] N

covering fire

fuoco m di copertura

fire cover [ˈfaɪəˌkʌvə(r)] N

fire cover

assicurazione f contro l'incendio

Translations for covering fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

she has cover for fire and theft

ha una copertura assicurativa contro l'incendio e il furto

Translations for covering fire in the Italian»English Dictionary

fuoco di copertura MIL

covering fire

fuoco di copertura

covering fire

assicurazione contro incendio e furto

cover for fire and theft

ha una assicurazione contro l'incendio e il furto

she has cover for fire and theft

coprire contro l'incendio e il furto

to cover for fire and theft

Translations for covering fire 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

covering [Brit ˈkʌv(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈkəv(ə)rɪŋ] N

1. covering:

covering (for wall, floor)

rivestimento m

covering (wrapping)

copertura f

you'll need some sort of covering for your head

avrai bisogno di qualcosa per coprirti la testa

2. covering (layer of snow, dust, moss etc.):

covering

strato m

I.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] N

1. fire (element):

fire

fuoco m

to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc, appiccare il fuoco a qc

to be on fire

essere in fiamme

to be destroyed by fire

essere distrutto dal fuoco

to catch fire

prendere fuoco

to be on fire with love, desire

bruciare d'amore, dal desiderio

2. fire (blaze):

fire

incendio m

to start a fire

provocare un incendio

a fire broke out

scoppiò un incendio

the fire is out

l'incendio è spento

3. fire (for warmth):

fire

fuoco m

to make or build a fire

fare or accendere un fuoco

to sit by the fire

sedersi accanto al fuoco

a lovely fire

un bel fuoco

a roaring fire

un gran fuoco

4. fire U (shots):

fire

fuoco m

fire

tiro m

to open fire on sb

aprire il fuoco or fare fuoco su, contro qn

to exchange fire

ingaggiare uno scontro a fuoco

to be, come under enemy fire

essere, finire sotto il fuoco, tiro del nemico

the police, passersby came under fire

i poliziotti, alcuni passanti sono finiti sotto il fuoco

to be under fire fig

essere fortemente criticato (from da)

to draw sb's fire fig

attirarsi le critiche di qn

to hold one's fire (refrain)

non sparare

to hold one's fire (stop)

smettere di sparare, cessare il fuoco

to return sb's fire

rispondere al fuoco di qn

a burst of machine-gun fire

una raffica di mitragliatrice

5. fire (verve):

fire

foga f

fire

entusiasmo m

II.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] INTERJ

1. fire (raising alarm):

fire

al fuoco

2. fire (order to shoot):

fire!

fuoco!

III.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. fire MIL:

fire gun, weapon

scaricare

fire shot

sparare

fire arrow

tirare

fire rock, missile

lanciare

to fire a shot at sb, sth

sparare un colpo su, contro qn, qc

2. fire (ceremonially):

to fire a (21 gun) salute

sparare una salva (di 21 colpi di cannone) in segno di saluto

3. fire (shoot) fig:

to fire questions at sb

bombardare qn di domande or sottoporre qn a un fuoco di fila di domande

4. fire (inspire):

to be fired with enthusiasm

essere acceso d'entusiasmo, entusiasmarsi (for per)

to fire sb's imagination

accendere la fantasia di qn

5. fire (dismiss):

fire person

licenziare

you're fired!

lei è licenziato

6. fire TECH:

fire ceramics

cuocere

IV.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB intr

1. fire MIL:

fire

sparare, fare fuoco (at, on su, contro)

2. fire MECH:

fire engine:

accendersi

V.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r]

to hang fire MIL firearm:

essere lento a sparare

to hang fire plans, project:

andare per le lunghe

to hang fire person:

indugiare, tirarla per le lunghe

to hold fire

aspettare, restare in attesa

to play with fire

scherzare col fuoco

he' ll never set the world on fire inf

non farà mai nulla di eccezionale

I'd go through fire and water for you

mi butterei nel fuoco per te

he went through fire and water for her

ne ha passate di cotte e di crude a causa sua

to get on like a house on fire

andare d'amore e d'accordo or intendersela a meraviglia

fire away!

spara! fuori il rospo!

covering fire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for covering fire in the Italian»English Dictionary

fuoco di copertura

covering fire

Translations for covering fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

covering N

covering

rivestimento m

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.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] N

1. fire:

fire (flames)

fuoco m

fire (in fireplace)

fuoco f

fire (accidental)

incendio m

to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc

to catch fire

incendiarsi

forest fire

incendio forestale

2. fire (stove):

fire

stufa f

3. fire MIL:

to open fire on sb

aprire il fuoco su qu

to be under fire MIL

essere sotto il fuoco (nemico)

to be under fire fig

essere sotto tiro

4. fire (passion):

fire

fuoco m

Phrases:

there's no smoke without fire prov

non c'è fumo senza arrosto prov

to go through fire and water

farsi in quattro

to set the world on fire

fare fuoco e fiamme

to hang fire

attendere

to play with fire

giocare col fuoco

II.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] VB trans

1. fire (burn):

fire

incendiare

fire ceramics

cucinare

2. fire (weapon):

fire

sparare

to fire questions at sb

bombardare qu di domande

3. fire inf (dismiss):

fire

licenziare

4. fire (inspire):

fire

accendere

III.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] VB intr

1. fire with gun:

fire

sparare

to fire at sb

sparare a qu

2. fire AUTO:

fire

accendersi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When orders came to pull back, he voluntarily stayed behind and provided covering fire so that the rest of his unit could withdraw.

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Smoke and covering fire may be used to reduce the hazards.

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The lieutenant then ordered some of his men to give covering fire while he himself rushed the main position of resistance.

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Two mine sweepers with two destroyers to provide covering fire entered the lagoon in the pre-dawn hours and cleared the shallows of mines.

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He left his trench on his own, and crossed no man's land without covering fire.

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Improvements to the Tower of London, especially covering fire safety and security, cost an additional 4.5m, and took three years to complete.

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He ordered the platoon to withdraw and, although painfully wounded in this action, remained to provide covering fire.

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In case the landing party was overwhelmed, the schooner would provide covering fire and rescue the survivors.

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