cubrir la cara

cubrir la cara(
koo
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breer
 
lah
 
kah
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rah
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to cover someone's face
Paula le cubrió la cara a su hijo durante la escena violenta de la película.Paula covered her son's face during the violent scene in the movie.
cubrirse la cara
A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
pronominal verb phrase
a. to cover one's face
Cuando veo documentales de naturaleza, siempre me cubro la cara cuando un tigre o un león se come un animalito bebé.When I'm watching nature documentaries, I always cover my face when a tiger or a lion eats a baby animal.
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