przykrywać — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
przykrywać is used for these senses in English:
- cover (military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
- gloss over (transitive, idiomatic) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.
- palliate To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]
- paper over (transitive, figurative) To superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.
cover — full definition
- verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
- verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
- verb To be enough money to pay for something.
- noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
- noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.
palliate — full definition
- verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
- verb To hide or disguise.
- verb To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies.
- verb To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify.