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# couverture — French to English

How French *couverture* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: couverture (35 311), couvertures (2 091). By style: everyday 99 · literary 9 · biblical 33 · parliamentary 983 · legal and administrative 9 220 · UN documents 27 058.

## cover

Used about 15 805 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 21 · biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 400 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 977 · UN documents ≈ 12 402). Forms: cover, coverage. Meaning: [cover in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cover/).

- Ne jugez pas un livre à sa **couverture**.
  Don't judge a book by its **cover**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#322083](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/322083) [\#135231](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/135231))

- ils étendront sur ces choses un drap de cramoisi, et ils l’envelopperont d’une **couverture** de peaux de dauphins; puis ils placeront les barres de la table.
  They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and **cover** it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NUM 4:8)

- Cette **couverture** vient à échéance fin mars.
  **Cover** expires at the end of March.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 299441)

- la **couverture** des données;
  the **coverage** of the data;
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5136616)

- 9. Gestion des erreurs de **couverture**
  9. Management of **coverage** error
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 28003952)

## blankets

Used about 8 244 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 25 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 324 · UN documents ≈ 7 892).

- Tu as des **couvertures** ?
  Do you have **blankets**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amgaray and CK · checked, community translation · [\#323544](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/323544) [\#5455882](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5455882))

- --Monsieur, vous trouverez dans ce paquet des hardes neuves, des bas et des **couvertures** de laine.
  “Monsieur, in this package you will find some new clothes and some woollen stockings and **blankets**.”
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 16360)

- Dedan trafiquait avec toi En **couvertures** pour s’asseoir à cheval.
  “‘“Dedan was your merchant in precious saddle **blankets** for riding.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 27:20)

- Save the Children Fund octroie 300 000 euros pour des **couvertures** et des tentes.
  Save the Children Fund - EUR 300 000 on **blankets** and tents.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 219263)

- Solde au 1er janvier 1994 : 21 642 **couvertures**
  Balance at 1 January 1994: 21,642 **blankets**
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 2471225)

## hedges

Used about 2 862 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 2 017 · UN documents ≈ 846).

- dont: **couvertures** au coût
  of which: cost-price **hedges**
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5192092)

- Contrats à terme ferme — **couvertures** (val. au marché et gain ou perte différé)
  Forward contracts - **hedges** (marked to market and gain or loss deferred) X
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 1114794)

- dont: **couvertures** de juste valeur
  of which: fair value **hedges**
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4365647)

- Contrats à terme financiers — **couvertures** (val. au marché et perte ou gain différé — norme E.-U. 52 ou 80 du FASB)
  Financial futures contracts - **hedges** (marked to market and gain or loss deferred - U.S. FASB SFAS 52 or 80 accounting) X
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 1114792)

- **Couvertures** de flux de trésorerie \[member\]
  Cash flow **hedges** \[member\]
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5304284)

## rugs

Used about 1 922 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 921).

- Après leur repas, mes deux compagnons s'étendirent sur leurs **couvertures** et trouvèrent dans le sommeil un remède à leurs fatigues.
  After their meal my two companions laid themselves down upon their **rugs**, and found in sleep a solace for their fatigue.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 1746)

- **Couvertures**, autres qu’en bonneterie
  Travelling **rugs** and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2732707)

- **Couvertures**, à l'exclusion des **couvertures** électriques
  Blankets and travelling **rugs**, except electric blankets
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4425118)

- CPA 13.92.11: **Couvertures**, à l’exclusion des **couvertures** électriques
  CPA 13.92.11: Blankets and travelling **rugs**, except electric blankets
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2420203)

- **Couvertures** (autres que les **couvertures** chauffantes électriques) de coton
  Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling **rugs**, of cotton
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 199724)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Donne-moi une **couverture** de rechange, je te prie.
  Please give me a spare blanket.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and AOCinJAPAN · checked, community translation · [\#1009275](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1009275) [\#1012874](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1012874))

- Tom a apporté une **couverture**.
  Tom brought a blanket.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4496183](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4496183) [\#5706364](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5706364))

- Elle s'enveloppait dans la **couverture**.
  She wrapped herself in the blanket.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#12425211](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12425211) [\#12122524](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12122524))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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