Cover vs Defilade

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Cover

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 verb

Defilade

Formel Au-delà de 10 000 (moins courant)

Le plus formel: Defilade Le plus courant: Cover

	Cover	Defilade
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈkʌvə(r)/","/ˈkʌvəz/","/ˈkʌvəd/","/ˈkʌvərɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈkʌvər/","/ˈkʌvərz/","/ˈkʌvərd/","/ˈkʌvərɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 //ˈdɛfɪleɪd// 🇺🇸 //ˈdɛfɪleɪd//
Sens	Mettre quelque chose par-dessus ou sur quelque chose d'autre. to put something over or on top of something else	A military term for protection from enemy fire by using terrain.
Exemple	Please cover the pot so that the food doesn't get cold.	The squad took up a defilade position behind the boulder.
Registre	Neutre	Formel
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Au-delà de 10 000 (moins courant)
Niveau CEFR	A2	-
Nature grammaticale	verb
Collocations	completely, entirely, loosely, try to, use something to, with, completely, in, with, completely, in, with, barely, hardly, help (to), be intended to, be extended to, barely, hardly, help (to), be intended to, be extended to, against, for	take a defilade position, use defilade effectively, identify defilade areas
Antonymes	uncover, reveal	exposure, vulnerability
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'discover' — forgetting that 'cover' means to place something over., Using as a noun without context — 'the cover' can be unclear without specifying what is covered., Wrong verb form — using 'covering' when the simple present 'covers' is needed.	Confused with 'deflect', which means to turn aside., Mistaken for a synonym of 'defend', which has a broader meaning., Used incorrectly in civilian contexts outside military discussions.
Notes d'usage	Utilise 'couvrir' quand tu parles de cacher ou de protéger quelque chose. Ça peut être physique (comme une couverture) ou métaphorique (comme un sujet). Évite de l'utiliser dans des écrits très formels. Use 'cover' when talking about hiding or protecting something. It can be both physical (like a blanket) and metaphorical (like a topic). Avoid using in very formal writing.	Commonly used in military contexts to describe positions of cover; not used in everyday conversation.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

Grab some cover and put some fire on that crew.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

They were buying a stallion to cover their mares.

Stranger Things › S1 E1

This will be on the test, which will cover chapters 10 through 12.

Grab some cover and put some fire on that crew.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

They were buying a stallion to cover their mares.

Cover

That should give you complete defilade from that machine-gun position.

Defilade

Questions fréquentes : Cover vs Defilade

Quelle est la différence entre Cover et Defilade ?

Cover: to put something over or on top of something else Defilade: A military term for protection from enemy fire by using terrain.

Lequel est le plus formel : Cover et Defilade ?

Defilade est le plus formel de tous.

Lequel est le plus courant : Cover et Defilade ?

Cover est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Cover: Please cover the pot so that the food doesn't get cold. Defilade: The squad took up a defilade position behind the boulder.

Puis-je utiliser Cover et Defilade de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Cover et Defilade sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.