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couvert — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  • cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  • covered adj Having something placed over it, or enclosed within a protective layer.
  • guise noun A false or deceptive outward appearance adopted to hide the truth.
  • overcast noun A sky completely covered by cloud.
  • tableware noun The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.

Senses

couvert is used for these senses in English:

  • board (uncountable) Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them.
  • cover A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
  • covered Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
  • guise A misleading appearance; a cover, a cloak.
  • overcast Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
  • place setting Items of cutlery, crockery and glassware, and sometimes a place mat, arranged for a person at a dining table.
  • tableware The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.

board — full definition

  1. verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  2. verb To provide or receive regular meals and a place to sleep, usually for payment.
  3. noun A flat, thin piece of wood or similar rigid material.
  4. noun A group of people who officially manage or advise a company or organization.

cover — full definition

  1. verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  2. verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
  3. verb To be enough money to pay for something.
  4. noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
  5. noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.

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