Слово англійською: cover

Іменник

Переклад cover українською: кри́шка, чохо́л, обби́вка (шкіряна́ і т. д.), обго́ртка, обкла́динка, покрива́ло, ко́вдра

Детальний опис

cover

noun

/ˈkʌvər/

protection/shelter

[countable] a thing that is put over or on another thing, usually to protect it or to decorate it

Brighten up your room with some colourful cushion covers.
cover for something a plastic waterproof cover for the pushchair

see also dust cover, first-day cover, loose cover

[uncountable] shelter from bad weather or protection from an attack

for cover Everyone ran for cover when it started to rain.
After the explosion the street was full of people running for cover.
The climbers took cover from the storm in a cave.
They sought cover from the wind.

of book

[countable] the outside of a book or a magazine

the front/back cover
His photographs grace many book and magazine covers.
on the cover Her face was on the cover (= the front cover) of every magazine.
He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it).
Have you seen the cover of the latest issue?

insurance

(British English)

(North American English coverage)

[uncountable] protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens

accident cover
cover against something cover against accidental damage
cover for something There is no cover provided by the policy for theft of property from cars or garages.
private health cover costs

Wordfinder

actuary
annuity
cover
excess
insurance
no-claims bonus
policy
premium
risk
underwrite

with weapons

[uncountable] support and protection that is provided when somebody is attacking or in danger of being attacked

The ships needed air cover (= protection by military planes) once they reached enemy waters.
The RAF provided air cover for the attack.

trees/plants

[uncountable] trees and plants that grow on an area of land

The total forest cover of the earth is decreasing.
Zebras and other animals were standing very still in broken cover.
The plants provide a protective cover for the soil.

cloud/snow

[uncountable] the fact of the sky being covered with cloud or the ground with snow

Fog and low cloud cover are expected this afternoon.
In this area there is snow cover for six months of the year.

on bed

the covers

[plural] the sheets, blankets, etc. on a bed

She threw back the covers and leapt out of bed.
He climbed into the cold bed and snuggled beneath the covers.
He pulled the covers over his head and tried to get back to sleep.

song

[countable]

(also cover version)

a new recording of an old song by a different band or singer

They started out singing covers of country songs.
a Beatles cover band (= a band that plays songs originally recorded by the Beatles)

hiding something

[countable, usually singular] cover (for something) activities or behaviour that seem honest or true but that hide somebody’s real identity or feelings, or that hide something illegal

His work as a civil servant was a cover for his activities as a spy.
Her over-confident attitude was a cover for her nervousness.
It would only take one phone call to blow their cover (= make known their true identities and what they were really doing).

for somebody’s work

[uncountable] the fact of somebody doing a job when the person who usually does it is away or when there are not enough staff

It's the manager's job to organize cover for staff who are absent.
Ambulance drivers provided only emergency cover during the dispute.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’. The noun is partly a variant of covert.

Idioms

break cover

to leave a place that you have been hiding in, usually at a high speed
- The vehicles broke cover and headed towards the enemy’s headquarters.
- The deer broke cover as the hunters approached.

don’t judge a book by its cover

(saying) used to say that you should not form an opinion about somebody/something from their appearance only

under cover

pretending to be somebody else in order to do something secretly
- a police officer working under cover
under a structure that gives protection from the weather
- Start growing the plants indoors or under cover.
- All the seats are under cover.

under (the) cover of something

hidden or protected by something
- Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house.
- We attacked at night, under cover of darkness.

under separate cover

(business) in a separate envelope
- The information you requested is being forwarded to you under separate cover.

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