No. 2,470 in Portuguese
cobrir
"To cover."
In a sentence
Eu vou cobrir o prato com papel alumínio.
I will cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Here, 'cobrir' is used to mean 'to cover' in the physical sense, indicating the action of putting something over an object to protect or conceal it.
Ele tentou cobrir o erro com explicações.
He tried to cover the mistake with explanations.
In this context, 'cobrir' is used metaphorically to mean 'to cover up' or 'to mask,' referring to efforts to hide or obscure a wrongdoing or mistake.
A neve começa a cobrir as montanhas no inverno.
The snow starts to cover the mountains in winter.
Here, 'cobrir' describes the natural process of snow spreading over and covering an area, showing how the verb can describe a gradual covering.
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