dissimulant, cachant, payant, réglant
There's nothing wrong with covering ourselves.
Il n’y a rien de mal à nous couvrir.
— Blow Out (1981)
You're the one who's covering the bill.
C’est toi qui paies l’addition.
There was a curtain which was covering the door.
Un rideau recouvrait la porte.
Why you're covering up for the gang who left you in the lurch.
Pourquoi tu couvres la bande qui t’a laissé tomber ?
— M (1931)
You might have picked some up in the column that was covering you.
Vous en avez peut-être glané quelques-uns dans la chronique qui vous était consacrée.
— War and Peace (1968)
She forgot she was covering for me.
Elle a oublié qu’elle me remplaçait.
— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)