cubierta

cover


Noun cubierta f (plural cubiertas)

  1. cover, covering, casing, lid, shroud
  2. cover, jacket (of a book)
  3. envelope (i.e. any natural covering), sheath (a structure covering an animal or plant organ)
  4. sheath (for cables)
  5. roof (exterior part)
  6. (Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay) tire
  7. hood (e.g. hood for a pipe or a fish tank)
  8. shell (e.g. for capsules)
  9. cover (pretext, false background)
    Se va a volar mi cubierta si nos ven juntos.
    It'll blow my cover if we're ever seen together.
  10. (nautical) deck

Adjective cubierta

  1. feminine singular of cubierto

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • La escalera estaba cubierta de polvo y óxido.

    The ladder was covered with dust and rust.

  • Cada pared en su apartamento está cubierta de libros desde el suelo hasta el techo.

    Every wall of his apartment is covered from floor to ceiling with books.

  • La alfombra estaba cubierta de pelo de gato.

    The rug was covered with cat hair.

  • El niño regresó con la cara cubierta de lodo.

    The boy returned with his face covered with mud.

  • Esta montaña está cubierta de nieve a lo largo de todo el año.

    This mountain is covered with snow all year round.

  • Mi padre usa un viejo diccionario cuya cubierta se ha desprendido.

    My father uses an old dictionary whose cover has come off.

  • Tenía la cara cubierta de sangre.

    His face was covered in blood.

  • En invierno la isla está cubierta de hielo y nieve.

    The island is covered with ice and snow during the winter.

  • La montaña que escalamos el verano pasado es aquella con la cima cubierta de nieve.

    That mountain whose top is covered with snow is the one that we climbed last summer.

  • Tenía la cara cubierta de barro.

    His face was covered with mud.

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