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cope

UK
/kəʊp/
US
/koʊp/

Translations

copenoun
copes
pl
UK
/kəʊp/
US
/koʊp/
chapeFonderie.
Once the drag is packed with sand, the foundry worker sets the cope in place and closes the mould.
Une fois la chape remplie de sable, le fondeur la met en place et ferme le moule.
chaperonArchitecture.
The stone cope running along the garden wall prevents rainwater from seeping into the brickwork.
Le chaperon en pierre le long du mur du jardin empêche l’eau de pluie de s’infiltrer dans la maçonnerie.
chapeVêtement liturgique porté lors des cérémonies.
The bishop wore a beautifully embroidered cope during the Easter service.
L’évêque portait une chape magnifiquement brodée pendant la célébration de Pâques.
Additional translations
voûte célesteLittéraire, vieilli.
copeverb
coped
Past Simple
coped
Past Participle
coping
Gerund
UK
/kəʊp/
US
/koʊp/
faire face à
She had to cope with the stress of her new job.
Elle a dû faire face au stress de son nouveau travail.
Additional translations
surmonter
tailler en biaisTermes de menuiserie et de travail du bois.
Synonyms
endure
tackle
survive
grapple
contend
deal
handle
manage

Definitions

copenoun
A long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.
The bishop wore a beautifully embroidered cope during the Easter service.
The coping or protective cap on the top of a wall or structure, designed to shield it from weathering.
The stone cope running along the garden wall prevents rainwater from seeping into the brickwork.
The upper half of a two-part mould used in metal casting.
Once the drag is packed with sand, the foundry worker sets the cope in place and closes the mould.
(archaic, literary) The sky considered as a vault covering the earth; the heavens.
A full moon hung in the dark cope above the silent field.
copeverb
To deal effectively with something difficult.
She had to cope with the stress of her new job.
To shape or cut the end of (a moulding or board) so that it will fit against an abutting member with a complementary profile, especially in carpentry or metalworking.
The carpenter coped the crown moulding to ensure a tight inside corner.
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