coberto
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese coberto, from Latin coopertus, perfect passive participle of cooperiō (“I cover wholly”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ku.ˈbɛɾ.tu/, /ku.ˈbɛɹ.tu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ˈbɛɾ.to/, /ko.ˈbɛɻ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ˈβɛɾ.tu/
- Hyphenation: co‧ber‧to
Adjective
coberto m (feminine singular coberta, masculine plural cobertos, feminine plural cobertas, comparable)
- covered (overlaid with something)
- Um campo coberto por geada. ― A field covered by frost.
- covered by blankets
- No inverno é necessário dormir coberto. ― One must sleep covered by blankets during winter.
- Antonym: descoberto
- (of an area) having a roof above
- Uma garagem coberta. ― A roofed garage.
- Antonym: descoberto
- having many things on top
- Chão coberto de poeira. ― Floor covered with dust.
- Pasto coberto de vacas. ― Pasture covered with cows.
- Synonym: cheio, repleto
- (of food) iced (covered with icing)
- (of a debt) paid
- Synonyms: liquidado, pago, quitado
- (of a cheque) not bounced; not dishonoured; whose account has sufficient funds
- Antonym: sem fundo
- insured (covered by an insurance policy)
- Synonyms: assegurado, protegido, segurado
- Antonym: desassegurado
- (of a farm animal) pregnant
- Synonym: prenhe
Derived terms
- a coberto
- a coberto de
- pôr a coberto
Related terms
- coberta
- cobertamente
- cobertor
- cobertura
- cobrimento
- cobrir
- descoberto
Verb
coberto (feminine singular coberta, masculine plural cobertos, feminine plural cobertas)
- masculine singular past participle of cobrir