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/ku.vɛʁ/

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Translation

covered; overcast; (noun) a place setting, cutlery

Word origin

The past participle of couvrir, from Latin cooperire ('to cover over'), from co- ('together, completely') and operire ('to cover, to shut'). The noun sense grew out of the cover laid over a place at table, and English 'cover' and 'covert' come from the same Latin verb.

Origin
Latin
Root
cooperire
English cognates
cover, covert, coverlet

Grammar

Femininecouverte
Masc pluralcouverts
Fem pluralcouvertes

Examples

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The sky has been overcast since this morning.

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The table was covered with papers.

, .

Lay the table, we are eating in ten minutes.

, ' '.

There is one place setting too many, nobody is expecting a guest.

Sortez , .

Go out well wrapped up, it is cold outside.

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This word is part of lesson 36.