cover
1 (also nó cover up) put sth over sth transitiveaistreachclúdaigh verb cmucumhdaigh verb cmuclúdach a chur ar VP cmu to cover a wound cneá a chlúdach, clúdach a chur ar chneá the bed was covered with a quilt bhí an leaba clúdaithe le cuilt, bhí cuilt ag cumhdach na leapa, bhí cuilt ar an leaba she covered her eyes chlúdaigh sí a súile, chuir sí a lámha ar a súile he covered his face with his hands chlúdaigh sé a éadan lena lámha, chuir sé a lámha ar a aghaidh, chumhdaigh sé a éadan lena lámha they covered the hole with leaves chlúdaigh siad an poll le duilleoga intransitiveneamhaistreachclúdaigh verb cmucumhdaigh verb cmu add water and cover cuir uisce ann agus clúdaigh é, cuir uisce leis agus cuir clár air cover with sand clúdaigh é le gaineamh, cumhdaigh é le gaineamhcover up 14 sth that hides, protects, closesclúdach masc1 cmucumhdach masc1 cmu he removed the plastic cover from the box bhain sé an clúdach plaisteach den bhosca they put a metal cover over the open hearth chuir siad cumhdach miotail ar an teallach oscailte mattress cover clúdach tochta → covers to cover your back (also nó to cover yourself; to cover your arse very informalan-neamhfhoirmeálta; to cover your ass very informalan-neamhfhoirmeálta) tú féin a chosaint they were only covering their backs ní raibh siad ach á gcosaint féin to cover all bases (also nó cover all the bases) gach rud a chlúdach he thought he'd covered all bases in the report shíl sé go raibh gach rud clúdaithe aige sa tuairisc to cover sb/sth with kisses duine/rud a bhá le pógaduine/rud a phógadh arís agus arís eile he covered her face with kisses phóg sé a haghaidh arís agus arís eile to cover your tracks an fhianaise a cheilt he made sure to cover his tracks chinntigh sé gur cheil sé an fhianaise, chinntigh sé nár fhág sé aon rian ina dhiaidh → cover for→ cover over→ cover up Loading phrases and examples...
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