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Meanings of overlay in English

Portuguese
folha de prova
Catalan
coberta
Spanish
cubierta

Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior.

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        folha de prova
        Portuguese
        encapar
        Catalan
        cobrir
        Spanish
        cubrir

        Put something on top of something else.

              encapar
              Spanish
              aplastar

              Kill by lying on.

                    aplastar

                    Poker term; gap between a poker tournament's guaranteed prize pool and the actual prize pool generated by entrants.

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                            Usage of overlay in English
                            1
                            He still spoke Parisian French, but now with a heavy Quebecois overlay.
                            American empire: blood and iron
                            2
                            But there's something refreshing about using an overlay you haven't seen before.
                            Wired
                            3
                            The altitude settings can apply to any overlay you want to add.
                            Wired
                            4
                            There's also a handy little spirit level incorporated into the grid overlay.
                            The Irish Times
                            5
                            The overlay doesn't show images or ads, but it does include links.
                            Reuters
                            6
                            They seemed identical-andin fact were, as Telach showed with an overlay.
                            Deep black
                            7
                            One could not speak aloud, for the spell of mystery overlay everything.
                            Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
                            8
                            The dreamy overlay sequences with which this section is rife become wearying.
                            Rock and Ice Magazine
                            9
                            You might've noticed it has a kind of blue-green overlay to it.
                            Wired
                            10
                            Gold overlay of great thickness is found on everything, boxes, chairs, etc.
                            History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the ...
                            11
                            The ship's schematic had an overlay showing all the emergency suit lockers.
                            Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
                            12
                            A new silence comes to overlay the silence that is already there.
                            After dark
                            13
                            They often have that reddish color, mahogany color, with the black overlay.
                            Wired
                            14
                            Nevertheless, the recent cultural overlay of fatherhood remains a fragile bit of scaffolding.
                            The Disposable Male
                            15
                            The experience of a month will overlay the hereditary bequest of a century.
                            Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
                            16
                            Using Craigslist data, PadMapper displayed apartments for rent as a Google Map overlay.
                            Wired
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                            Translations for overlay
                            Overlay through the time
                            Overlay across language varieties
                            United States of America
                            Common
                            United Kingdom
                            Less common