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couvrir
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to cover
Une fois que tu as placé les graines dans le sol, tu peux les couvrir avec un peu de terre.Once you've planted the seeds in the soil, you can cover them with a little soil.
a. to cover
Couvrez la casserole et laissez mijoter la soupe à feu doux pendant 10 minutes.Cover the pot and let the soup simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
a. to cover
En hiver, la neige couvrait entièrement les champs d'un manteau blanc.In winter, snow completely covered the fields in a white blanket.
a. to drown out
Dans le restaurant bondé, le brouhaha couvrait la voix feutrée d'Amandine.In the crowded restaurant, the hubbub drowned out Amandine's faint voice.
a. to cover
Martine, couvre tes bras, tu vas avoir froid !Martine, cover your arms; you're going to get cold!
b. to cover up
Avant de sortir avec leur bébé, Jonathan et Paul le couvraient toujours soigneusement.Before going out with their baby, Jonathan and Paul always made sure to cover him up carefully.
7. (journalism)
a. to cover
La journaliste qui a couvert ce procès a reçu le prix Pulitzer.The journalist who covered this trial won the Pulitzer Prize.
b. to report on
Le rédacteur en chef souhaite qu'on couvre tous les festivals musicaux de la région cet été.The editor-in-chief wants us to report on all the music festivals in the region this summer.
a. to cover
Ce contrat d'assurance vous couvrira contre tous les types d'accidents.This insurance policy will cover you against all types of accidents.
a. to cover
Entre discrètement dans le bureau pour chercher des informations sur le scandale. Je te couvre !Sneak into the office to look for information about the scandal. I'll cover you!
10. (to conceal)
a. to cover up
Ce politicien est accusé d'avoir couvert un scandale qui aurait pu ruiner sa carrière.That politician is being accused of covering up a scandal that could have ruined his career.
11. (to comprise)
a. to cover
Cette facture couvre les frais d'électricité pour les deux derniers mois de l'année.This bill covers the electricity charges for the last two months of the year.
b. to include
Le prix de la chambre couvre l'accès au spa et à la piscine.The room rate includes access to the spa and the pool.
12. (to pay for)
a. to cover
J'ai besoin de 200 euros pour couvrir mes frais de déplacement.I need 200 euros to cover my travel expenses.
13. (veterinary)
a. to cover
L'étalon doit couvrir trois juments cette semaine.The stallion is scheduled to cover three mares this week.
a. to shower with (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Si j'étais riche, je te couvrirais de bijoux et de fleurs !If I were rich, I'd shower you with jewelry and flowers!
Conjugations
Indicative of "couvrir"
Irregularities are in red
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