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Meanings of covering in English

Portuguese
cobertura
Catalan
protecció
Spanish
cobertura

The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it.

cobertura
Portuguese
revestimento
Catalan
capa
Spanish
capa

The work of applying something;

revestimento
Russian
окружение
Catalan
cobriment
Spanish
concha

Isolative, connective layer around object.

окружение

Something put around something else, usually in order to give it another look or to protect it from its environment.

Usage of covering in English
1
However, it did contain proposals covering 10 aspects of Dublin's transport crisis.
The Irish Times
2
Atrium Underwriting Group leads the war policy covering Malaysia Airlines, Barclays said.
Reuters
3
Profit oil is oil produced after covering a field's basic development costs.
Reuters
4
The social media posts alleged that the government was covering up cases.
Reuters
5
The deal will result in the national broadcaster covering the year-long event.
The Irish Times
6
A few people had released information covering the health benefits of hemp.
Radio NZ
7
Short covering dominated again, as has been the case since early August.
Reuters
8
Affordable Care Act's health exchanges will begin covering patients on January 1.
Reuters
9
The message was clear: they were covering her butt this one time.
Damaged
10
Industry would initially be granted free permits covering 85 percent of emissions.
Reuters
11
KOMO reporters were then in the position of covering their colleagues' deaths.
The Guardian
12
The next day was consumed in covering the thirty-five miles to Dertona.
Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
13
Here is another extended exchange from yesterday's press conference, covering that issue.
News.com.au
14
Changes in how we work requires more than just covering running costs.
The Irish Times
15
One back-covering gambit is to argue that markets simply reflect human nature.
The Guardian
16
Media risked alienating and angering the unsympathetic public by covering the case.
Radio NZ
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Translations for covering
Covering through the time
Covering across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
Canada
Common
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