encubrir

v.

1 to conceal (delito).

Ricardo encubre la verdad por protección Richard conceals the truth for protection

2 to cover up for, to cover for.

La madre encubre al ladronzuelo The mother covers up for the thief.

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encubrir

(pp encubierto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (ocultar) to conceal, hide

2 DERECHO (delito) to cover up; (criminal) to cover up for

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(pp encubierto)

VT

1) [gen] (=ocultar) to hide

2) (Jur) [+ delincuente] to harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ delito] to cover up

3) (=ayudar) to be an accomplice in

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verbo transitivo

a) <delincuente> to harbor*

ella lo encubre — she covers up for him

b) <delito> to cover up

c) <temor/verdad/problema> to mask

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= cover, mask, dissimulate, whitewash, dissemble.

Ex. Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

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* encubrir a Alguien = cover up for + Nombre.

* encubrir con = cloak in.

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verbo transitivo

a) <delincuente> to harbor*

ella lo encubre — she covers up for him

b) <delito> to cover up

c) <temor/verdad/problema> to mask

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= cover, mask, dissimulate, whitewash, dissemble.

Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

* encubrir a Alguien = cover up for + Nombre.

* encubrir con = cloak in.

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encubrir [I33 ]

vt

1 ‹delincuente› to harbor*

los padres no saben nada porque ella lo encubre his parents don't know anything about it because she covers up for him

2 ‹delito› to cover up

3 ‹verdad/problema› to mask

a veces las estadísticas encubren la realidad sometimes statistics hide o mask o conceal the truth

no está diciendo la verdad, está encubriendo algo he's not telling the truth, he's hiding something

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encubrir (conjugate encubrir) verbo transitivo

a) ‹delincuente› to harbor^{(conjugate harbor)}

b) ‹delito› to cover up;

◊ siempre lo está encubriendo she's always covering up for him

c) ‹temor/verdad/problema› to mask

encubrir verbo transitivo
1 (un hecho, la verdad) to conceal
2 Jur (a un delincuente) to cover up for: está encubriendo a su amigo, he's covering up for his friend
'encubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enmascarar
- revestir
- apañar
English:
cloak
- cover up
- gloss over
- hush up
- whitewash
- cover

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encubrir vt

1. [delito] to conceal, to cover up

2. [delincuente] to cover up for

3. [hechos, sentimientos, intenciones] to conceal, to hide

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encubrir

<part encubierto> v/t delincuente harbor, Br

harbour; delito cover up, conceal

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encubrir {2} vt

: to cover up, to conceal

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encubrir vb to conceal / to cover up

el asesino encubrió todos sus crímenes the murderer covered up all his crimes