covering letter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for covering letter in the English»French Dictionary

covering letter N

covering letter

lettre f d'accompagnement

cover letter N Am

cover letter

lettre f explicative

Translations for covering letter in the French»English Dictionary

lettre d'accompagnement

covering letter

Translations for covering letter in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. covering:

covering (for wall, floor)

revêtement m

covering (wrapping)

enveloppe f

you'll need some sort of covering for your head

il faudra vous couvrir la tête

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

covering

couche f

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

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

1. letter (item of correspondence):

letter

lettre f (to pour, from de)

a letter of apology/resignation

une lettre d'excuse/de démission

to inform sb by letter

informer qn par lettre

he receives a lot of letters

il reçoit beaucoup de courrier

letters to the editor JOURN

courrier des lecteurs

the letters of Virginia Woolf

la correspondance de Virginia Woolf

2. letter:

letter (of alphabet)

lettre f

letter (character)

caractère m

the letter A

la lettre A

to write sth in big letters

écrire qc en gros caractères

to have a lot of letters after one's name inf

être bardé de titres inf

3. letter Am SPORTS:

letter

récompense sportive décernée par une école sous la forme de son monogramme

II.letters N

letters npl (literature):

letters

belles-lettres fpl

academy of letters

société des belles-lettres

a man/woman of letters

un homme/une femme de lettres

III.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB trans

letter photograph, diagram:

letter

marquer [qc] d'une lettre

the rows are lettered from A to P

les rangées portent des lettres allant de A à P

to be lettered in gold/ink

porter des lettres en or/inscrites à l'encre

IV.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB intr Am UNIV

to letter in baseball

gagner une récompense en base-ball

V.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər]

to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law

suivre la lettre, sinon l'esprit, de la loi

to follow instructions to the letter

suivre des instructions à la lettre

covering letter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for covering letter in the English»French Dictionary

cover letter N

cover letter

lettre f de présentation

Translations for covering letter in the English»French Dictionary

I.cover [ˈkʌv·ər] N

1. cover (top):

cover

couverture f

cover on pot

couvercle m

cover on furniture

housse f

2. cover JOURN:

cover

couverture f

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 (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

5. cover (shelter):

cover

abri m

to break cover

sortir de l'abri

to run for cover

se mettre à l'abri

6. cover FIN:

cover

couverture f

7. cover culin:

cover

couvert m

8. cover MUS (recording):

cover

reprise f

Phrases:

never judge a book by its cover

il ne faut jamais juger sur les apparences

II.cover [ˈkʌv·ər] 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 (adapt 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

I.covering N

covering

couverture f

floor covering

revêtement m de sol

II.covering ADJ MIL

covering

de couverture

I.letter [ˈlet̬·ər] N

letter

lettre f

Phrases:

to the letter

à la lettre

II.letter [ˈlet̬·ər] ADJ

letter paper:

letter

lettre (format US)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The insurer, as offeree, usually accepts the offer by sending to the proposer a policy accompanied by a covering letter which explains that the proposal has been accepted.

en.wikipedia.org

Applicants seeking a part-time appointment should indicate their preferred time fraction in their covering letter.

jobs.theconversation.com

Your covering letter will make the difference by offering employers insight into who you are, which of your skills meet their criteria and how well you communicate.

www.sunlive.co.nz

The tone of the submission and its covering letter has left some here a little taken aback.

www.kilkennypeople.ie

Address your "awareness" of the issues in your covering letter/email and demonstrate relevant and similar solutions from past experiences to align against the issues and challenges.

www.businessinsider.com.au

Anything that can be done in a covering letter to reveal who a candidate is, rather than what they've studied or done, is likely to help.

www.businessbecause.com

He tells housemates that post his accident, he received his medal in the post in a jiffy bag with no covering letter.

www.unrealitytv.co.uk

Your covering letter should also concisely highlight which of your skills most closely match what the employer is looking for.

www.sunlive.co.nz

Detail all of your experience on your profile and provide a link to it in your covering letter.

www.independent.co.uk

As well as 100 documents, a covering letter sent by the serving civil servant claimed that investigations were halted before completion and that requests to resume them were refused.

www.irishmirror.ie