cubierto

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covered

∗ adjective

cubierto, -a
participio ver cubrir
adjective
1(de with)
    covered
  • estar a cubierto, -a -> to be under cover; (protegido) to be in the black (con saldo acreedor)
  • ponerse a cubierto, -a -> to take cover
2 overcast (cielo)
3 filled (vacante)
masculine noun
4 piece of cutlery (pieza de cubertería)
5 set of cutlery (juego de cubertería)
6 place setting (para cada persona)
7 set menu (comida)

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cubierto [coo-be-err'-to]
noun
1 Cover, part of a table service, consisting of a plate, fork, spoon, knife, and napkin, for every one who sits down to table. (m)
  • Cubiertos -> cutlery
2 Roof of a house, or any other covering from the inclemency of the weather; covert, coverture, cover. (m)
3 Allowance of a soldier billeted in a house. (m)
4 Course, a number of dishes set at once on a table. (m)
5 A metal at a fixed price. (m)
  • Cubiertos de 80 pesos -> 80-peso meal
  • Ponerse a cubierto -> to shelter oneself from an apprehended danger
past participle
6 Irregular of CUBRIR; 1.
7 Covered; overcast.
8 La vacante está ya cubierta, the place has already been filled.
(Acad.)

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cubierto
participio_de_pasado
cubrir
adjetivo
1 (gen) covered;de with, in
un cheque no cubierto a bad unbacked cheque;o
2 [+cielo] overcast
3 [+vacante] filled
la plaza está ya cubierta the place has already been filled
4 (Automóviles)
poco cubierto [+neumático] threadbare; worn
5 (tocado) [+persona] with a hat
sustantivo:masculino
1 (techumbre) cover
a bajo cubiertoo under cover; estar a cubierto de algo to be safe from sth; ponerse a cubierto to take shelter; take cover; ponerse a cubierto de algo to shelter from sth
2 (para comer) a piece of cutlery
coge el cubierto con la mano derecha take the spoon/fork/knife with your right hand; los cubiertos the cutlery
3 (servicio de mesa) place setting
falta un cubierto, porque somos ocho we're a place short, there are eight of us
4 (comida)
no sé lo que cuesta el cubierto en este hotel
pagaron 200 dólares por cubierto they paid 200 dollars each per head;o
Gerry Adams ya ha conseguido unos 80.000 dólares en una cena celebrada en un hotel de Nueva York.Entre los 300 asistentes, que pagaron 200 dólares por el cubierto, se encontraban la actriz nicaragüense Bianca Jagger
precio del cubierto price per person per head;o

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