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acoperi
to cover /a.ko.peˈri/
verb#975 most common
Also: to cover up (conceal), to cover (costs, expenses)
Example sentences
Norii acoperă cerul.
The clouds cover the sky.
Ea acoperă masa cu o față de masă.
She covers the table with a tablecloth.
Am acoperit copilul cu o pătură caldă.
I covered the child with a warm blanket.
Zăpada a acoperit tot orașul peste noapte.
Snow covered the whole city overnight.
Guvernul încearcă să acopere costurile reconstrucției prin împrumuturi externe.
The government is trying to cover the reconstruction costs with foreign loans.
Tăcerea ei părea menită să acopere o durere pe care nu voia s-o arate.
Her silence seemed meant to cover a pain she did not want to show.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | acopăr | acoperii | voi acoperi |
| 2sg | acoperi | acoperiși | vei acoperi |
| 3sg | acoperă | acoperi | va acoperi |
| 1pl | acoperim | acoperirăm | vom acoperi |
| 2pl | acoperiți | acoperirăți | veți acoperi |
| 3pl | acoperă | acoperiră | vor acoperi |
Word family
acoperișroofacoperirethe act of covering, coverage
acoperitorcovering, that which covers
descoperito discover, to uncoverneacoperituncovered
Etymology
Acoperi comes from Latin cooperire, built from co- (together) and operire (to close, to shut). Romanian added the prefix a-, from Latin ad-, giving a form close to accooperire in spoken Latin. Regular sound change then produced the modern Romanian verb.
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