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couver verbe | brood [brooded, brooding, broods]◼◼◼(to keep an egg warm) brood [brooded, brooding, broods]◼◼◼(to protect) smolder [smoldered, smoldering, smolders]◼◼◻(to burn with no flame and little smoke) coddle [coddled, coddling, coddles]◼◼◻(To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect) mollycoddle [mollycoddled, mollycoddling, mollycoddles]◼◻◻(to be overprotective and indulgent toward) |
couvercle nom {m} | lid [lids]◼◼◼(top or cover) cover [covers]◼◼◼(lid) top [tops]◼◼◻(lid, cap, cover) cap [caps]◼◼◻(protective cover or seal) |
couvercle de pot nom {m} | potlidnoun |
couvert nom {m} | cover [covers]◼◼◼(setting at a restaurant table) board [boards]◼◼◻(regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) guise [guises]◼◼◻(cover; cloak) tableware◼◻◻(cutlery, crockery and glassware) place setting◼◻◻(items arranged for a person at a dining table) |
couvert adjectif | covered◼◼◼(overlaid or enclosed within something) overcast◼◼◻(covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened) overcast◼◼◻(meteorological term) |
couverts nom {m pl} | cutlery◼◼◼(eating and serving utensils) silverware◼◼◻((US) knives, forks and spoons) |
couverts de table nom {m pl} | cutlery◼◼◼(eating and serving utensils) |
couverture nom {f} | coverage [coverages]◼◼◼(amount by which something or someone is covered) coverage [coverages]◼◼◼(average number of reads representing a given nucleotide) cover [covers]◼◼◼(front and back of a book or a magazine) cover [covers]◼◼◼(espionage: persona maintained by an operative) cover [covers]◼◼◼(top sheet) blanket [blankets]◼◼◻(fabric) jacket [jackets]◼◼◻(protective or insulating cover) cover story◼◻◻(fictitious account) topping [toppings]◼◻◻(food on top) tegument [teguments](something which covers) |
couverture nom | rug [rugs]◼◼◻(thick piece of fabric used for warmth) |
couverture de risque nom {f} | hedge [hedges]◼◼◼(finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk) |
chocolat de couverture nom {m} | couverture◼◼◼(chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets) |
de première de couverture adjectif | front-page(appears on the front page) |
de première de couverture [literally] adjectif | front-page(deserve to be put on the front page) |
dresser le couvert verbe | set the table(arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal) |
découvert nom {m} | overdraft [overdrafts]◼◼◼(act of overdrawing a bank account) overdraft [overdrafts]◼◼◼(amount overdrawn) |
découvert adjectif | open-air◼◻◻(taking place outdoors) |