recouvertes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for recouvertes in the French»English Dictionary

I.recouvrir [ʀ(ə)kuvʀiʀ] VB trans

1. recouvrir (couvrir complètement):

recouvrir

to cover (de with)

la campagne était recouverte d'une épaisse couche de neige

the countryside was covered with ou in a thick blanket of snow

recouvrir des meubles avec des housses

to cover furniture with dust sheets

une table recouverte d'une nappe

a table with a cloth, a table covered with a cloth

le sol était recouvert de débris

the ground was covered ou strewn with debris

leurs affiches ont été recouvertes par celles de leurs adversaires

their posters were covered up ou papered over by those of their opponents

2. recouvrir (couvrir de nouveau):

recouvrir malade, enfant

to cover [sb] up again

recouvrir chaise, fauteuil

to re-cover

3. recouvrir (masquer):

recouvrir

to hide, to conceal

son attitude nonchalante recouvre une volonté inflexible

his/her easygoing manner conceals an iron will

4. recouvrir (inclure):

cela recouvre en partie ce que j'allais dire

this partly covers what I was about to say

une réalité qui recouvre deux problèmes fondamentaux

a situation that encompasses two fundamental problems

II.se recouvrir VB refl

1. se recouvrir (devenir couvert):

se recouvrir

to become covered (de with)

2. se recouvrir (se chevaucher):

se recouvrir tuiles:

to overlap

3. se recouvrir (correspondre):

se recouvrir concepts:

to overlap

4. se recouvrir (remettre son chapeau):

se recouvrir

to put one's hat back on

Translations for recouvertes in the English»French Dictionary

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lath and plaster wall

mur m fait de lattes recouvertes de plâtre

overlie

recouvrir

re-cover

recouvrir

cover over painting, mark, stain

recouvrir (with de)

overlay

recouvrir (with de)

grass over field, road

recouvrir [qc] d'herbe

concrete over

recouvrir [qc] de béton, bétonner

encase

revêtir, recouvrir (in de)

electroplate

recouvrir [qc] d'une couche de métal par galvanoplastie

recouvertes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for recouvertes in the French»English Dictionary

recouvrir [ʀ(ə)kuvʀiʀ] VB trans

1. recouvrir (couvrir entièrement):

recouvrir

to cover

recouvrir un mur de papier peint

to paper a wall

être recouvert de buée/crépi/neige/givre

to be covered in condensation/roughcast/snow/frost

2. recouvrir (couvrir à nouveau):

recouvrir un fauteuil

to recover an armchair

recouvrir le toit de tuiles

to re-tile the roof

recouvrir un enfant

to cover up a child again

3. recouvrir (inclure):

une étude qui recouvre partiellement des domaines très divers

a study which touches on a wide range of fields

Translations for recouvertes in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

re-cover

recouvrir

overlay

recouvrir

sheathe

recouvrir

to encase sth in sth

recouvrir qc de qc

cover up

recouvrir

to roof sth in

recouvrir qc

to carpet sth

recouvrir qc d'un tapis

to litter a place with sth

recouvrir un endroit de détritus

cover surface, wall, sofa

recouvrir

to cover sth with sth

recouvrir qc de qc

to cover sth with sth

(re)couvrir qc de qc

recouvertes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

recouvrir un mur de papier peint

to paper a wall

recouvrir un fauteuil

to recover an armchair

recouvrir le toit de tuiles

to re-tile the roof

recouvrir un enfant

to cover up a child again