cubierta
Spanish
Etymology
See cubierto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈbjeɾta/ [kuˈβ̞jeɾ.t̪a]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -eɾta
- Syllabification: cu‧bier‧ta
Noun
cubierta f (plural cubiertas)
- cover, covering, casing, lid, shroud
- cover, jacket (of a book)
- envelope (i.e. any natural covering), sheath (a structure covering an animal or plant organ)
- sheath (for cables)
- roof (exterior part)
- (Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay) tire
- hood (e.g. hood for a pipe or a fish tank)
- shell (e.g. for capsules)
- cover (pretext, false background)
- Se va a volar mi cubierta si nos ven juntos.
- It'll blow my cover if we're ever seen together.
- (nautical) deck
Related terms
- cubierto
- cubrir
Adjective
cubierta
- feminine singular of cubierto
Participle
cubierta f sg
- feminine singular of cubierto
Further reading
- “cubierta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014