Couvrir
Example: Il faut couvrir la piscine avant l'arrivée de l'orage.
Definition
"Couvrir" means to place something over or on top of another thing to protect, hide, or enclose it. For example, "Il faut couvrir la piscine avant l'arrivée de l'orage" means the pool needs to be covered before the storm arrives.
Etymology
The verb "couvrir" comes from the Latin word "cooperire," meaning to cover or conceal. Over time, it evolved into Old French as "covrir" before becoming the modern French "couvrir." Did you know? The root "operire" in Latin is also related to the English word "operate," originally meaning to work or act upon something.
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"Couvrir" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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