| Formes composées |
| Anglais | Français |
| air cover n | (protection given by aircraft) (Militaire) | couverture aérienne nf |
| air cover n | (aircraft used for this) (Militaire) | avion d'attaque au sol, avion d'assaut nm |
| back cover n | (book: rear outer part) | quatrième de couverture nf |
| The back cover had a brief description of the story. |
| Un bref résumé de l'histoire était donné en quatrième de couverture. |
| blow [sb]'s cover v expr | (reveal [sb]'s true identity) (familier) | cramer la couverture de [qch] expr |
| book cover n | (outer binding) | couverture de livre nf |
| There are few bookbinders who can repair the gilt lettering on leather book covers. |
| Il y existe peu de relieurs qui puissent réparer le lettrage doré sur les couvertures de livre en cuir. |
| book cover n | (design on front, back) | couverture de livre nf |
| The book cover is black, with the title and author's name in white. |
| book cover n | (protective jacket) (de livre) | couvre-livre nm |
| (de cahier) | protège-cahier nm |
| The book cover keeps slipping off my hardback when I'm reading. |
| break cover v expr | (emerge suddenly from hiding) | se mettre à découvert loc v |
| canopy cover n | (awning or overhanging roof) | auvent nm |
| cloud cover n | (overcast sky) | couverture nuageuse nf |
| The cloud cover was so thick that drivers turned their headlights on. |
| La couverture nuageuse était si épaisse qu'il fallait allumer les phares. |
cover all bases,
cover your bases,
cover all the bases v expr | figurative (take full precautions) | parer à toutes les éventualités loc v |
| We have researched it thoroughly and we believe that we have covered all the bases. |
| cover charge n | (restaurant: added fee) (restaurant : frais additionnel) | couvert nm |
| (boîte de nuit) | droit d'entrée nm |
| In European restaurants you often find a cover charge for bread and butter. |
| cover crop n | (crop grown to protect soil) (Agriculture) | culture de couverture, plante de couverture nf |
| engrais vert nm |
| cover girl | (woman on magazine cover) (anglicisme) | cover-girl nf |
cover glass,
cover slip n | (for microscopes) (Biologie) | lamelle, lamelle couvre-objet nf |
| couvre-objet nm |
cover a lot of ground,
cover a good deal of ground v expr | figurative (speech, text: include a lot of material) | couvrir beaucoup de sujets, aborder beaucoup de sujets loc v |
cover a lot of ground,
cover a good deal of ground v expr | figurative (make progress) (figuré) | faire beaucoup de chemin loc v |
| bien avancer, bien progresser loc v |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (job application) (avec un CV) | lettre de motivation nf |
| To apply for the position, please send your resume and a cover letter. |
| Pour postuler à ce poste, envoyez votre CV et une lettre de motivation. |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (letter providing additional information) | lettre d'accompagnement nf |
| Julie posted the documentation with a covering letter. |
| Julie posta les documents avec une lettre d'accompagnement. |
| cover new ground v expr | figurative (discuss [sth] new) | aborder un nouveau sujet loc v |
| cover note n | UK (type of insurance certificate) | attestation provisoire d'assurance nf |
| cover page n | (typescript: title page) | page de titre, couverture nf |
| Joanne forgot to write her name on the cover page of her history paper. |
| Joanne a oublié d'écrire son nom sur la page de couverture de sa dissertation d'histoire. |
| cover sheet n | (top page of a document) | page de garde, page de couverture nf |
| The faxed document was five pages plus a cover sheet. |
| Le document faxé était composé de cinq pages et d'une page de garde. |
| cover story n | (magazine: story on front page) (Journalisme) | article en première page, article qui fait la première page nm |
| histoire en première page, histoire qui fait la première page nf |
| cover story n | (fiction concealing true purpose) (Espionnage) | couverture nf |
| cover your tracks v expr | figurative (hide evidence of activity) | effacer ses traces loc v |
| cover version | (music) (chanson) | reprise nf |
cover your ass (US),
cover your arse (UK) v expr | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (take measures not to be blamed) | protéger ses arrières loc v |
| se couvrir⇒ v pron |
coverup (US),
cover-up (UK) n | figurative, informal (attempt to hide [sth]) | dissimulation, tentative de dissimulation, opération de dissimulation nf |
| tentative pour étouffer une affaire nf |
| Taylor criticized the government report for being a cover-up. |
| Taylor a critiqué le rapport du gouvernement comme étant une tentative de dissimulation. |
coverup (US),
cover-up (UK) n | (clothing: loose outer garment) | large vêtement couvrant, vêtement couvrant nm |
| Women must wear a cover-up over their swimsuits. |
| Les femmes doivent porter un large vêtement couvrant par-dessus leur maillot de bain. |
coverup (US),
cover-up (UK) n as adj | (that conceals) | de dissimulation loc adj |
| (vêtement) | couvrant adj |
| cushion cover n | (fabric protecting a cushion) | housse de coussin nf |
don't judge a book by the cover,
don't judge a book by its cover interj | proverb (appearances can be deceptive) | il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences, ne te fie pas aux apparences expr |
| les apparences sont souvent trompeuses expr |
| l'habit ne fait pas le moine expr |
| She definitely looks trustworthy, but don't judge a book by its cover. |
| On a l'impression qu'on peut lui faire confiance mais ne te fie pas aux apparences. |
| dust cover n | (book jacket) | jaquette nf |
| dust cover n | (furniture covering) | housse de protection nf |
| What an odd family they were! - they kept dust covers on all their furniture. |
first-day cover,
first day cover n | (postage stamp franked on day of issue) (Philatélie) | enveloppe « premier jour » nf |
| forest cover n | (total area of wooded land) | superficie boisée, surface boisée nf |
| There is a direct relation between disappearance of forest cover and extinction of species of animals. |
| from cover to cover adv | (book: all the way through) | du début à la fin loc adv |
| de la première à la dernière page, de la première page à la dernière loc adv |
| de la première ligne à la dernière loc adv |
| (sans s'arrêter) | d'une traite loc adv |
| I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. |
| J'ai lu le livre d'une traite. |
| green manure n | (agriculture: cover crop) | engrais vert nm |
| ground cover n | (low plants) (plantes basses) | couvre-sol nmpl |
| couverture végétale nf |
| inside front cover n | (reverse side of book or magazine cover) | deuxième de couverture nf |
| The price of the book is marked on the inside front cover. |
| lens cover n | (protective cap for a camera lens) | capuchon de l'objectif nm |
| He couldn't take the photo properly because the lens cover was still on. |
| Il ne pouvait pas prendre une photo correctement parce qu'il avait oublié de retirer le capuchon de l'objectif. |
| cache nm |
| Il ne pouvait pas prendre de photos, le cache était toujours sur l'objectif. |
| magazine cover n | (front page of a glossy periodical) | couverture de magazine nf |
| open cover n | (mathematics) (Maths) | recouvrement ouvert nm |
| open cover n | UK (insurance) (Assurance) | traité facultatif obligatoire nm |
operculum,
gill cover,
plural: opercula,
operculums n | (fish: covers gill) (poisson : couvre les branchies) | opercule nm |
| pillow cover n | (pillowcase) | taie d'oreiller nf |
| La taie d'oreiller et la housse de couette sont dépareillées mais j'espère que tu arriveras quand même à dormir. |
| re-cover [sth]⇒ vtr | (put a new cover on) | recouvrir⇒ vtr |
| We need to re-cover the sofa, as the stains won't come out. |
| snow cover n | (accumulated snow) | manteau neigeux nm |
| couverture neigeuse, couche de neige nf |
| The snow cover's melting fast: there's only a couple of inches left. |
| Le manteau neigeux fond vite : il ne reste que quelques centimètres. |
| sofa cover n | (upholstery for couch) | housse de canapé nf |
| As the dogs were always dirtying the sofa, I bought two sets of removable sofa covers. |
| table cover n | (protective cloth for a table) | nappe nf |
| dessus de table nm |
| Comme dessus de table pour l'exposition, je vous suggère ce jeté en coton au logo de l'entreprise, ou une housse plus couvrante. |
| take cover v expr | (seek shelter) | s'abriter⇒ v pron |
| It was raining so hard we had to take cover in a shop doorway. |
| Il pleuvait tellement fort qu'on a dû s'abriter sur le pas de porte d'un magasin. |
tire cover (US),
tyre cover (UK) n | (covering for a tire) | housse de roue, pour roue nf |
| housse pour pneu nf |
under cover of [sth],
under the cover of [sth] expr | (concealed) | sous couvert de loc prép |
| Under cover of legitimate businesses, the Mob continued its illegal activities. |
| Sous couvert d'entreprises légitimes, la Mafia continuait ses activités illégales. |
under cover of darkness,
under the cover of darkness expr | (by night) | à la faveur de la nuit, à la faveur de l'obscurité loc adv |
| sous le couvert de la nuit, sous le couvert de l'obscurité loc adv |
| The burglar entered by the window under cover of darkness. |
| undercover adj | (agent, policeman: spying) (policier) | en civil loc adj |
| (agent) | secret, secrète adj |
| An undercover agent agreed to sell him narcotics. |
| Un agent en civil a accepté de lui vendre des drogues. |
| undercover adj | (operation: secret, clandestine) | clandestin adj |
| secret, secrète adj |
| The undercover operation was aimed at infiltrating terrorists. |
| L’opération clandestine visait à infiltrer des terroristes. |
| undercover adv | (operation: in secret) | clandestinement adv |
| Police went undercover to learn how the bribery scheme worked. |
| La police a agi clandestinement pour apprendre comment le système de corruption fonctionnait. |
