Copout - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Примеры использования:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Примеры использования:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Примеры использования:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

verb

Break free from confinement or control.

Примеры использования:

Two burglars have just escaped from prison

noun

An act of breaking free from confinement or control.

Примеры использования:

The gang had made their escape

verb

Run away from confinement

noun

The action of evading something.

Примеры использования:

Their adroit evasion of almost all questions

noun

The act of avoiding something unpleasant or unwanted

Примеры использования:

[ u ] tax evasion, [ c ] a political speech full of evasions

noun

The act of intentionally avoiding doing something that you have a duty or responsibility to do

Примеры использования:

Tax/fare/duty evasion the former accountant was charged with multiple counts of tax evasion., evasi…

verb

Seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify.

Примеры использования:

He did nothing to hide or excuse jacob's cruelty

noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence.

Примеры использования:

There can be no excuse for any further delay

verb

To forgive someone

Примеры использования:

Please excuse me for being so late – there was a lot of traffic., it was hard to excuse him for tre…

noun

The action or process of manufacturing or inventing something.

Примеры использования:

The assembly and fabrication of electronic products

noun

The act of inventing false information in order to deceive someone, or the false information itself

Примеры использования:

The report stopped short of accusing anyone of fabrication of evidence., the evidence he gave in co…

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Примеры использования:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Примеры использования:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Примеры использования:

The flats which fronted crow road

noun

An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.

Примеры использования:

His anger is masked by a pretence that all is well

noun

A way of behaving that is intended to deceive people

Примеры использования:

She made absolutely no pretence of being interested., they kept up (= continued) a pretence of norm…

noun

A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

Примеры использования:

The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move

noun

A pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason

Примеры использования:

He called her on the pretext of needing help with his homework.

noun

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

Примеры использования:

He had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions

noun

An action taken to hide something from someone

Примеры использования:

[ u ] his excuse sounded more like subterfuge than a real reason.