couvrir — meaning in English

English meaning

• blanket noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
• clad adj Dressed or covered in something, especially clothing or a protective layer.
• coat noun An outer garment worn over other clothes, typically with sleeves.
• cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
• muffle noun Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
• report verb To give an account of an event or pass on information that has been observed or heard.
• shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.
• smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
• span noun The distance or length between two points, edges, or supports.

Senses

couvrir is used for these senses in English:

• blanket (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
• clad (past tense clad or cladded) To cover with a cladding or another material (for example, insulation).
• cloud over (intransitive) To become cloudy or overcast.
• coat (transitive) To cover with a coating of some material.
• cover up (idiomatic) To conceal or disguise.
• cover up (idiomatic) To clothe.
• muffle (transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
• report (ambitransitive) To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. [from 19th c.]

blanket — full definition

1. noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
2. noun A covering layer of something, often used figuratively.
3. adj Applying generally to every case, without exceptions.
4. verb To cover something completely, as if with a blanket.

clad — full definition

1. adj Dressed or covered in something, especially clothing or a protective layer.
2. verb To cover something with a protective outer layer, such as insulation or panelling.

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