This is the 2470th most frequent Portuguese word.
cobrir
"To cover."
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.
Eu vou cobrir o prato com papel alumínio.
I will cover the dish with aluminum foil.
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.
Ele tentou cobrir o erro com explicações.
He tried to cover the mistake with explanations.
Here, 'cobrir' describes the natural process of snow spreading over and covering an area, showing how the verb can describe a gradual covering.