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verbverb

to cover · to set, to lay (a table)

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk; samme opprinnelse som tekke (IV)to roof, to thatch, to cover a roof from Low German; same origin as tekke (IV)to roof, to thatch, to cover a roof

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. legge over;
    skjule;
    kle (3)to clad;
    dekke tilto cover up     to lay over;
    to conceal;
    to cladkle (3);
    to cover updekke til
    • dekke gulvet med tepper to cover the floor with rugs
    • dekke plantene før vinteren to cover the plants before winter
    • malingen dekker godt the paint has good coverage
    • området er dekket av skog the area is covered with forest
  2. gjøre et bord klart for måltid;
    sette fram tallerkener, glass, bestikk, duker og lignende     to make a table ready for a meal;
    to put out plates, glasses, cutlery, tablecloths and the like
    • dekke bordet to set the table
    • dekke til jul to lay the table for Christmas
    • hvor mange har du dekket til? how many places have you set?
  3. være stor nok til å utligne (2)to apportion eller betale;
    oppfylleto satisfy     to be large enough to apportionutligne (2) or pay;
    to satisfyoppfylle
    • få dekket et behov to have a need met
    • dekke selskapets utgifter to cover the company's expenses
    • dekke driftskostnadene to cover the running costs
  4. være identiskidentical eller kongruentcongruent, matching, in agreement med;
    tilsvare, være lik;
    være likeverdigof equal worth · equal (in standing) med     to be identicalidentisk or congruentkongruent with;
    to correspond to, to be the same;
    to be of equal worthlikeverdig to
    • de to trekantene dekker hverandre the two triangles coincide
    • definisjonen dekker ikke hele betydningen the definition does not cover the whole meaning
  5. omfatte, spenne (II, 5)to embrace om;
    gjelde     to comprise, to embracespenne (II, 5);
    to apply to
    • dekke alle målene i læreplanen to cover all the aims in the syllabus
    • serien dekker en periode på 500 år the series covers a period of 500 years
    • legen skal dekke hele distriktet the doctor is to serve the whole district
  6. verne mot angrep, mistanke eller lignende;
    beskytte     to guard against attack, suspicion or the like;
    to shield
    • dekke seg mot et eventuelt tap to protect oneself against a possible loss
    • moren lyver for å dekke sønnen the mother lies to cover for her son
    • dekke seg bak flertallet to hide behind the majority
  7. referere eller rapportere fra;
    beskrive alt om     to report on or from;
    to describe everything about
    • alle de store avisene dekket begivenheten all the major newspapers covered the event
  8. om hund, særlig i kommando: legge seg ned of a dog, especially as a command: to lie down
    • dekk! down!

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

dekke inn kompensereto compensate (for) · to offset · to make up for for;
betale;
dekke opp (1)to cover the cost to compensatekompensere for;
to pay;
to cover the costdekke opp (1) Eng. phraseto make up for
  • dekke inn det manglende beløpet to make up the missing amount
dekke opp
  1. kompensereto compensate (for) · to offset · to make up for for;
    betale;
    dekke innto make up     to compensatekompensere for;
    to pay;
    to make updekke inn     Eng. phraseto cover the cost
    • dekke opp utgifter to cover expenses
  2. i idrett: holde seg nær en motspiller for å hindre denne i å få ballen eller lignende in sport: to stay close to an opponent to stop them getting the ball or the like Eng. phraseto mark an opponent
    • han var flink til å dekke opp spillerne på det andre laget he was good at marking the players on the other team
dekke over skjuleto hide · to conceal;
kamuflereto camouflage, to disguise, to conceal to hide; to concealskjule;
to camouflage, to disguisekamuflere Eng. phraseto cover up
  • dekke over problemene med et smil to cover up the problems with a smile
dekke til legge over, tildekketo cover, to cover over, to cover up;
kle (3)to clad;
skjule;
dekke (II, 1)to cover to lay over, to cover overtildekke;
to cladkle (3);
to conceal;
compare dekke (II, 1)to cover Eng. phraseto cover up
  • vinduene var dekket til med avispapir the windows were covered over with newspaper
  • dekke til håret to cover one's hair
komme til dekket bord komme til arbeid eller lignende der alt er gjort ferdig på forhånd;
få alt tilrettelagt for seg to come into a job or the like where everything has been made ready in advance;
to have everything arranged for one Eng. phraseto have everything handed to one on a silver platter