decken
Meaning
- (weak) to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.)
- (figuratively, weak) to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but not “to provide news coverage”)
- (figuratively, weak) to cover (a female animal)
- (weak) to lay or set (the table)
- (weak) to mark
- (reflexive, weak) to be congruent, to coincide
- (weak) to protect, to guard
Concepts
Synonyms
beschälen
koinzidieren
zudekken
zusammen auftreten
messen können mit
anstinken
ranggleich sein
heranreichen an
es aufnehmen können mit
genauso gut sein
abschotten
nicht schlechter sein
Translations
couvrir
dekken
cubrir
coprire
cobrir
tegere
cobrirFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛkən/
Etymology
In summary
From Old High German decchen, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Equivalent to Dach + -en. Cognate with West Frisian dekke, Dutch dekken, English thatch, Danish tække, Swedish täcka.
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