WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
cover [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (put a covering over) | täcka över ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | sätta lock på ngt vbal uttr |
| Please cover up the leftover food so we can eat it later. |
| She tried to cover up her bruise with make-up. |
cover up vi phrasal | figurative (hide the truth) | hemlighålla vtr |
| (inte berätta sanningen) | undanhålla vtr |
| Although Sheila refused to help Gary commit the robbery, she did help him cover up afterwards. |
cover [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (truth: hide) (bildlig) | mörklägga vtr |
| | mörka vtr |
| | hemlighålla vtr |
| (undertrycka) | tysta ned vtr partikel oskj |
| The candidate tried to cover up his affair with a woman. |
cover up for [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (hide [sb]'s guilt) (bildlig) | överskyla vtr |
| (bildlig) | skyla över vtr partikel oskj |
| Her co-workers tried to cover up for her many mistakes. |
cover up vi phrasal | (wear full clothing) (skydda sig mot kyla) | ta på sig ordentligt, klä på sig ordentligt vbal uttr |
| (värma sig, dölja ngt) | ta på sig täckande kläder vbal uttr |
| Visitors must cover up if they want to enter the church. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
coverup (US), cover-up (UK) n | figurative, informal (attempt to hide [sth]) (bildlig) | mörkläggning s |
| | mörkning s |
| (undertryckning) | nedtystning s |
| Taylor criticized the government report for being a cover-up. |
coverup (US), cover-up (UK) n | (clothing: loose outer garment) | tunika s |
| | kaftan s |
| Women must wear a cover-up over their swimsuits. |
coverup (US), cover-up (UK) n as adj | (that conceals) (förled) | mörkläggnings- adj |
| (förled) | täcknings- adj |