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Meaning of cubrir | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[kuˈβɾiɾ]

Definitions

  1. to cover
  2. to shelter
  3. to cover, to mount
  4. Equivalent to 'Bathe': The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.

Equivalents

English Bathe coat

Examples

“mandolle tomar essa meda do colmo que y se para cobrir esas casas da Meruca”

I order him to take that stack of thatch which is there to cover Meruca's houses

“filla o vinagre ben forte e a greda alva muda et pouco de sal ben mundo, e amasa todo moi ben ata que se faça ende ũa pasta mole, e desta pasta cubri todolos colloos moi ben”

take a strong vinegar and ground white clay and a little salt, finely ground, and mix very well everything till it becames a soft paste, and with this paste cover very well the [horse's] bollocks

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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