Coverup Meaning in English

word

US

ˈkəvɝˌəp

KUH-vur-up

UK

kˈʌvəɹˌʌp

KUV-uh-ruhp

التعريف

A coverup is an attempt to hide the truth about something illegal, wrong, or embarrassing. It can also mean a tattoo made to hide another tattoo.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal noun, often in news or politics: 'government coverup.' Can also refer to tattoos covering older ones ('tattoo coverup'). Not to be confused with 'cover-up' as a noun for a clothing item (e.g., swimsuit cover-up). Often used accusatorily.

• Spanish: encubrimiento - encubridor (tatuaje)
• Portuguese (BR): encobrimento - tatuagem (cobrindo outra)
• Portuguese (PT): encobrimento - tatuagem (a cobrir outra)
• Chinese (Simplified): 掩盖 - 掩饰 - 遮盖纹身
• Chinese (Traditional): 掩蓋 - 掩飾 - 遮蓋紋身
• Hindi: छुपाव - पर्दा डालना (टैटू)
• Arabic: تغطية - تستر (جريمة أو خطأ) - تغطية للوشم
• Bengali: গোপন করার চেষ্টা - সত্য গোপন করা
• Russian: скрытие - попытка замолчать
• Japanese: 隠蔽（いんぺい） - カバーアップ（タトゥー用語）
• Vietnamese: che giấu - giấu diếm
• Korean: 은폐 - 덮어감
• Turkish: gizleme - örtbas
• Urdu: چھپانے کی کوشش - پردہ پوشی
• Indonesian: penutupan - menutupi kebenaran

جمل نموذجية

The company tried a coverup after the accident.

basic

He got a tattoo coverup to hide his old design.

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There was a government coverup of the true facts.

basic

That whole scandal was just one big coverup.

natural

She suspected a coverup when nobody would answer her questions.

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After years, the truth finally came out despite the coverup.

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