What is the difference between cubrir and recubrir?

Question

What is the difference between cubrir and recubrir'

Answer 1

Recubrir means to cover a surface completely, normally forming a layer, or to cover something again.
Cubrir has a lot of different meanings, but none of them necessarily implies that of "recubrir".

Answer 2

Gus said:

an example of the above is, "cubrete tu la espalda con mi dolor";.

lazarus1907 said:

Recubrir means to cover a surface completely, normally forming a layer, or to cover something again.Cubrir has a lot of different meanings, but none of them necessarily implies that of "recubrir".

Since you must be referring to the song "ÿchame a mi la Culpa¨, I would also mention that it also has lots of lovely examples of the subjunctive.

Answer 3

Thanks guys,my gut feeling was along the right lines I think then (with recubrir being a complete covering or layering as opposed to say just putting a lid on) my dictionary didn't draw much of a distinction.

Answer 4

an example of the above is, "cubrete tu la espalda con mi dolor";.

lazarus1907 said:

Recubrir means to cover a surface completely, normally forming a layer, or to cover something again.Cubrir has a lot of different meanings, but none of them necessarily implies that of "recubrir".

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Answer 5

One has six letters, and the other has eight.

Recubrir can be a synonym of cubrir, meaning to cover in all its permutations, or it can mean to coat with paint or something similar. I'm not sure if it can be used to mean re-cover. A recubrimiento is a coating, such as an anticorrosive coating.