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cubrir

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese cobrir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cooperīre. Cognate with Spanish cubrir, Portuguese cobrir, English cover, among others.

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Verb

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cubrir (first-person singular present cubro, third-person singular present cobre, first-person singular preterite cubrín, past participle coberto)

  1. to cover
    Synonyms: abrigar, tapar
    • 1294, J. L. Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 270:
      mandolle tomar essa meda do colmo que y se para cobrir esas casas da Meruca
      I order him to take that stack of thatch which is there to cover Meruca's houses
    • 1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 172:
      filla o vinagre ben forte e a greda alva muda et pouco de sal ben mundo, e amasa todo moi ben ata que se faça ende ũa pasta mole, e desta pasta cubri todolos colloos moi ben
      take a strong vinegar and ground white clay and a little salt, finely ground, and mix very well everything till it becames a soft paste, and with this paste cover very well the [horse's] bollocks
  2. to shelter
    Synonyms: abrigar, acubillar, agarimar
  3. (zoology) to cover, to mount
    Synonym: montar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish cubrir, cobrir, from Latin cooperīre. Cognate with English cover.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈbɾiɾ/ [kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cu‧brir

Verb

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cubrir (first-person singular present cubro, first-person singular preterite cubrí, past participle cubierto)

  1. (transitive) to cover
    Synonym: tapar
  2. (zoology) to cover, to mount
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 66:
      El Huallepén o Guallipén [] es un animal anfibio muy bravo, fuerte, y huraño , de no más de ochenta centímetros de alto, con cabeza de ternero y cuerpo de oveja. Cubre sorpresivamente a las ovejas y a las vacas, y engendra en ellas hijos de la misma especie de las madres, pero que se señalan por tener torcidas las patas y a veces también el hocico.
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  3. (reflexive) to cover oneself
    Synonym: revestir

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