New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: cater for · code for · come for · cover story · cover girl · cover note · cover over · care for · cover up · lover boy

cover for

1 (v + prep) stand in for TRANSITIVEseas isteach dohe covered for his colleague sheas sé isteach dá chomhghleacaí 2 (v + prep) lie to protect TRANSITIVEbréag a insint ar son duineshe covered for him d'inis sí bréag ar a shon → see cover

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he was covering the election for the newspaper bhí sé ag cumhdach an toghcháin don nuachtán, bhí sé ag scríobh faoin toghchán sa nuachtán
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he ran for cover rith sé le dul ar foscadh, chuaigh sé ar an bhfoscadh
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they're looking for cover for the house tá siad ag iarraidh clúdach árachais a fháil don teach, tá siad ag iarraidh árachas a chur ar an teach
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his anger was only a cover for his disappointment ní raibh ina chuid feirge ach bealach lena dhíomá a cheilt, folach ar a dhíomá ba ea an fhearg
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the salon is a cover for a brothel teach striapachais faoi cheilt atá sa salón, teach striapachais atá sa salón i ndáiríre
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the charity was a cover for criminal activity bealach a bhí sa charthanacht le coiriúlacht a choinneáil faoi cheilt
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the peace talks are a cover for discussing other things is seift atá sna cainteanna síochána le cúrsaí eile a phlé
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they dived for cover chaith siad iad féin ar an talamh le go mbeadh foscadh acu, chaith siad iad féin ar an talamh le hiad féin a chosaint
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the company pays for temporary cover díolann an comhlacht as cumhdach sealadach
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covers were laid for nine réitíodh áit suí do naonúr, leagadh bord do naonúr
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she covered up for her friend d'inis sí bréag ar mhaithe lena cara
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he dived for cover chaith sé é féin ar an talamh ag lorg foscaidh
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he got a maternity cover for a year fuair sé post ag clúdach saoire mháithreachais ar feadh bliana

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