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la tapadera

cover, front

tap to cover, cover up, block + adera thing used for or associated with an action
noun · feminine Rare #49,901
cover, front Often refers to something used to hide a real purpose or activity.
SP: Usó ese trabajo como tapadera.
EN: He used that job as a cover.

¿Qué tapadera?

What cover story?

— Утомлённые солнцем (1994)

Vente mañana por la mañana y te preparo una tapadera especial, ¿vale?

Come by tomorrow morning and I’ll make you a special cover, okay?

— Gángster Americano (2007)

Tapadera, ¿de qué?

A cover-up? Of what?

— Volver (2006)

Pero no me ha dado buena espina, creo que lo quiere como tapadera.

But I’ve got a bad feeling about him; I think he wants it as a cover.

— Volver (2006)

Es una tapadera.

It's a cover-up.

— Dos son familia (2016)