cover for

• Verbo frasal que significa asumir temporalmente las obligaciones o responsabilidades de alguien, o proteger a alguien ocultando su error o ausencia.

A phrasal verb used to indicate temporarily taking over someone's duties or responsibilities, or protecting someone by concealing their mistake or absence.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Take someone's placeinformal

   To temporarily do someone's job or duty while they are absent.

   cubrir a alguien

   • Can you cover for me at the reception desk while I take a break?
   • She covered for her colleague who was sick.
   • He asked his friend to cover for him during the meeting.

   Sinónimosrelievereplace

2. Protect or hideinformal

   To protect someone by hiding their mistakes or wrongdoings.

   encubrir

   • He covered for his brother when he broke the vase.
   • She covered for her friend by lying to the teacher.
   • They covered for each other to avoid getting into trouble.

   Sinónimosback upconcealdefendexcusegloss overprotectshieldwhitewash

   Antónimosexposerevealuncover

Verbo basecover