cover for

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que alguém assume temporariamente as obrigações ou responsabilidades de outra pessoa, ou que protege alguém encobrindo seu erro ou ausência.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Take someone's placeinformal

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

   Substituir alguém

   • 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.

   Sinônimosrelievereplace

2. Protect or hideinformal

   To protect someone by hiding their mistakes or wrongdoings.

   Encobrir

   • 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.

   Sinônimosback upconcealdefendexcusegloss overprotectshieldwhitewash

   Antônimosexposerevealuncover

Verbo basecover