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cove
UK
/kəʊv/
US
/koʊv/
Translations
coves
pl
UK
/kəʊv/
US
/koʊv/
The plasterer finished the room with an elegant cove at the ceiling line.
Le plâtrier a terminé la pièce avec une élégante gorge à la ligne du plafond.
The hikers set up camp in a secluded cove surrounded by towering trees.
Les randonneurs ont installé leur camp dans une combe isolée, entourée d’arbres imposants.
The boat anchored in the tranquil cove, protected from the rough sea.
Le bateau a jeté l’ancre dans l’anse tranquille, à l’abri de la mer agitée.
They swam across the cove at sunrise.
Ils ont nagé à travers la crique au lever du soleil.
Additional translations
coved
Past Simple
coved
Past Participle
coving
Gerund
UK
/kəʊv/
US
/koʊv/
Technical and archaic uses meaning to form a concave curve or arch.
The cabinetmaker carefully coved the edges of the shelf with a special router bit.
L’ébéniste a soigneusement concavé les bords de l’étagère avec une fraise spéciale.
Used attributively before a noun, e.g., 'cove lighting'.
Cove lighting casts a soft glow up toward the ceiling.
L’éclairage en renfoncement diffuse une lumière douce vers le plafond.
Definitions
The boat anchored in the tranquil cove, protected from the rough sea.
The hikers set up camp in a secluded cove surrounded by towering trees.
The plasterer finished the room with an elegant cove at the ceiling line.
Some old cove down the street offered to sell me the bicycle.
The cabinetmaker carefully coved the edges of the shelf with a special router bit.
Cove lighting casts a soft glow up toward the ceiling.