cobertura

coverage

cover

la cobertura(koh-behr-too-rah)

feminine noun

1. (media)

a. coverage

La final de la Copa Mundial tuvo mayor cobertura televisiva que la boda del príncipe.

The World Cup final had more television coverage than the prince's wedding.

2. (insurance)

a. cover

Médicos voluntarios brindan asistencia gratuita a niños sin cobertura médica.

Volunteer doctors provide free care to children with no health cover.

3. (finance)

a. hedge

El oro no es siempre la mejor cobertura frente a la inflación.

Gold is not always the best hedge against inflation.

4. (telecommunications)

a. coverage

Prácticamente todo el país ya tiene cobertura de fibra óptica.

Practically the whole country now has fiber-optic coverage.

b. signal

La comunicación se cortó porque me quedé sin cobertura.

We got cut off because I couldn't get a signal anymore.

c. range

No puedo llamarla porque no tengo cobertura.

I can't call her because I'm out of range.

5. (protection)

a. cover

Quite la cobertura de plástico del lente antes de colocarlo.

Remove the plastic cover on the lens before mounting it.

6. (culinary)

a. coating

Me encanta la cobertura de queso crema del pastel de zanahoria.

I love the cream cheese coating on the carrot cake.

b. covering

Las peras tienen caramelo por debajo de la cobertura de chocolate.

There is caramel on the pears under the chocolate covering.