blanket

• Describe algo que cubre o incluye todo o a todos; integral o que abarca la totalidad.

Describes something that covers or includes everything or everyone; comprehensive or all-encompassing.

1. Covering everythingB2formal

   Including or affecting all cases, situations, or people; comprehensive.

   General, global, que cubre todo

   • The company issued a blanket statement denying all allegations.
   • A blanket ban on smoking was introduced in all public places.
   • The new policy provides blanket coverage for all employees.

   Sinónimosacross-the-boardall-inclusivebroadcomprehensivegeneraloverallsweepingumbrellauniversalwholesale

   Antónimosexclusivelimitednarrowpartialparticularrestrictedselectivespecific

2. General or universalB2formal

   Applying to everyone or everything without exception.

   General o universal

   • The school has a blanket rule against using phones in class.
   • The government imposed a blanket tax increase on all imports.
   • There is no blanket solution to this complex problem.

   Sinónimosacross-the-boardall-inclusivecomprehensivegeneraloverallsweepinguniversalwholesale

   Antónimosindividualnarrowpartialselectivespecific

• Pieza grande de tela que se usa para dar calor o comodidad, normalmente colocada sobre una cama o utilizada como cobertura para el cuerpo.

A large piece of fabric used for warmth or comfort, typically placed on a bed or used as a covering.

1. Bed coveringA1formal

   A large piece of fabric used to keep warm, typically on a bed.

   manta de cama

   • She pulled the blanket up to her chin.
   • The child slept under a warm woolen blanket.
   • He bought a new blanket for the guest room.

   Sinónimosafghancomfortercovercoveringduvetquiltthrow

2. Thick covering layerB1formal

   A thick layer of something that covers a surface.

   capa gruesa

   • A blanket of snow covered the entire garden.
   • The city was hidden under a blanket of fog.
   • A thick blanket of leaves lay on the forest floor.

   Sinónimoscarpetcloakcoatcoatingcoveringlayermantleoverlaypallsheetshroudveil

• Verbo que significa cubrir completamente algo, a menudo con una capa o masa, o aplicar una condición o efecto general a todo.

A verb used to indicate covering something completely, often with a layer or mass, or applying a general condition or effect to everything.

1. Cover completelyB2formal

   To cover something entirely, often with a layer of something.

   cubrir por completo

   • Snow blanketed the entire city overnight.
   • Fog blanketed the valley, reducing visibility.
   • The noise of the crowd blanketed the speaker's voice.

   Sinónimoscloakcoatcoverenvelopmantleoverlayshroudsmotherveil

   Antónimosexposerevealuncover

2. Apply uniformlyC1formal

   To apply a rule, policy, or condition to all cases without exception.

   Aplicar uniformemente

   • The new policy blanketed all departments with the same regulations.
   • The company blanketed its employees with a mandatory training program.
   • The law blanketed the entire industry with stricter safety standards.

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