Cubrir
Example: Es importante cubrir todas las opciones antes de decidir.
Definition
"Cubrir" means to place something over or on top of another thing to protect, conceal, or complete it. It can also mean to include or take into account all aspects or options, as in the example phrase, 'Es importante cubrir todas las opciones antes de decidir.'
Etymology
The word "cubrir" comes from the Latin 'cooperire,' which means 'to cover over.' It evolved into Old Spanish as 'covrir' before becoming the modern 'cubrir.' Did you know that the root relates to the idea of enveloping or protecting something physically or figuratively?
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"Cubrir" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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