recubrir

v.

1 to cover.

2 to coat, to line, to apply a coat to, to cover.

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recubrir

(pp recubierto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 to cover (con/de, with) (con pintura) to coat (con/de, with)

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verb

to cover

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(pp recubierto)

VT (=cubrir) to cover (con, de with) (=pintar) to coat (con, de with)

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verbo transitivo

recubrir algo DE or CON algo — to cover something with something

una pared recubierta de azulejos — a tiled wall

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= cover, overlay, line, overlie, resurface, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].

Ex. I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.

Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex. The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex. Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.

Ex. The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.

Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

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verbo transitivo

recubrir algo DE or CON algo — to cover something with something

una pared recubierta de azulejos — a tiled wall

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= cover, overlay, line, overlie, resurface, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].

Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.

Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex: Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.

Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.

Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

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recubrir [I33 ]

vt

recubrir algo DE or CON algo to cover sth WITH sth

recubrir con una capa de pintura cover with a coat of paint

una pared recubierta de azulejos a tiled wall

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recubrir (conjugate recubrir) verbo transitivo recubrir algo DE or CON algo to cover sth with sth
recubrir verbo transitivo to cover, coat
'recubrir' also found in these entries:
English:
cover
- encase
- plate
- surface

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recubrir vt

[cubrir] to cover; [con pintura, barniz] to coat;

recubrió la tarta de chocolate he covered o coated the cake with chocolate;

recubrió el agujero con escayola she covered up the hole with plaster, she plastered over the hole

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recubrir

<part recubierto> v/t cover (de with)

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recubrir {2} vt

: to cover, to coat