cobertura

Inherited from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.βərˈtu.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.bərˈtu.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ko.beɾˈtu.ɾa]

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cobertura f (plural cobertures)

1. covering, act of covering
2. cover
3. cover-up
4. coverage

• cobert
• cobrir

• “cobertura” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Old Galician-Portuguese cobertura (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus.

• IPA^(key): [koβeɾˈtuɾɐ]

cobertura f (plural coberturas)

1. cover

   Synonym: cuberta

2. lid

   Synonyms: tampa, testo, zapa

3. coverage

• cuberto

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cobertura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cobertura”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cobertura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cobertura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From Old Galician-Portuguese cobertura, from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus.

cobertura f (plural coberturas)

1. the act of covering something

   Synonym: cobrimento

   Vi a cobertura do campo pela neve.

   I saw the field being covered by snow.

2. cover (anything which covers other things)

   A cobertura da caixa é resistente.

   The box’s cover is resistant.

3. (architecture) penthouse (apartment on the top floor of a building)

   Quem tem dinheiro prefere morar na cobertura.

   Those who have money prefer living in the penthouse.

4. (banking) funds for redeeming a cheque

   Não te preocupes, meu cheque tem cobertura.

   Don’t worry, my cheque has funds.

5. (communication) news coverage (a media organization’s account of an occurrence)

   A cobertura das eleições pelo jornal foi breve.

   The newspaper’s coverage of the elections was brief.

6. (military, law enforcement) protection from enemy fire

   Corre para o outro lado enquanto eu te dou cobertura.

   Run to the other side while I cover you.

7. (sports) the act of preventing adversaries from reaching a team

   O meio-campista lhe deu cobertura enquanto corria para o gol.

   The midfielder protected him while he ran towards the goal.

8. (ecology) contents of the topmost layer of soil

   Margens com cobertura vegetal sofrem menos erosão.

   Riverbanks with plant cover suffer less erosion.

9. insurance warranty

   Esta seguradora tem uma cobertura boa para acidentes de carro.

   This insurance company has a good warranty for car accidents.

10. coverage (the extent to which a television radio or internet signal reaches)

    Esta companhia tem uma cobertura que abrange todos bairros.

    This company has a coverage that reaches every neighborhood.

11. (topology) cover (a set of sets whose union contains the given set)
12. icing (sweet covering of baked goods)

    Este bolo tem cobertura de chocolate.

    This cake has chocolate icing.

• “cobertura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cobertura” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “cobertura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Inherited from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus.

• IPA^(key): /kobeɾˈtuɾa/ [ko.β̞eɾˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: co‧ber‧tu‧ra

cobertura f (plural coberturas)

1. cover (anything which covers other things)

   Synonym: cubierta

2. coverage (the amount by which something or someone is covered)
   • 2026 February 1, Daniela Guazo, “Un contagio por hora: la epidemia de sarampión que México no pudo frenar [One infection per hour: the measles epidemic that Mexico couldn't stop]”, in El Universal (Mexico)‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 February 2026:

     Coahuila y Chihuahua registraron apenas un 30% en la cobertura de esa inmunización.

     Coahuila and Chihuahua recorded just 30% coverage for that immunization.

3. coverage, reception, signal (the extent to which a television radio or internet signal reaches)
4. (communication) coverage (attention given to an event or topic in news media)
5. (sports) defense, coverage

   Synonyms: defensa, línea defensiva

6. coverage (the amount guaranteed by an insurance policy)

• “cobertura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025