Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 bedecken
, 🇪🇸 cubrir de nuevo
, 🇮🇹 ricoprire
, 🇵🇹 recobertur
, 🇨🇳 重新覆盖
, 🇯🇵 再カバーする
, 🇰🇷 다시 덮다
, 🇸🇦 يغطي مرة أخرى
, 🇮🇳 फिर से ढकना
Usage Examples
- J'ai recouvert le gâteau de sucre glace avant de le servir.
- Il a recouvert la maison de peinture bleue hier.
- Le ciel recouvre les montagnes d'une brume légère.
Etymology
**Etymology of *recouvrir* (verb)**
*Recouvrir* is formed by attaching the French prefix **re-** (again/over) to the verb **couvrir**.
**Couvrir** itself comes from Old French *couvrir*, derived from Latin **cobĕre** “to cover”, which in turn traces back to the Proto‑Indo‑European root *kʷo̯r‑ “to hide, conceal”.
The addition of **re-** in Middle French produced the sense “to cover again or over.”
Synonyms
couvrir
envelopper
voiler
dissimuler
cacher
masquer
tapisser
Antonyms
découvrir
exposer
dévoiler
laisser à découvert
ouvrir