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A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Meaning of "under cover" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDER COVER

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WHAT DOES UNDER COVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

under cover

Undercover operation

To go "undercover" is to avoid detection by the entity one is observing, and especially to disguise one's own identity or use an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn or confirm confidential information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gather information or evidence. Traditionally, it is a technique employed by law enforcement agencies or private investigators, and a person who works in such a role is commonly referred to as an undercover agent.

Definition of under cover in the English dictionary

The definition of under cover in the dictionary is protected, concealed, or in secret.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDER COVER

under a cloud
under a gooseberry bush
under a spell
under age
under bare poles
under canvas
under consideration
under fire
under foot
under hatches
under no circumstances
under one´s belt
under one´s breath
under one´s nose
under one´s own steam
under one´s wing
under protest
under sail
under someone´s thumb
under starter´s orders

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDER COVER

air cover
album cover
back cover
book cover
cloud cover
cover
cushion cover
cut-and-cover
discover
dust cover
duvet cover
hardcover
on cover
over
re-cover
recover
rediscover
seat cover
soft-cover
uncover
undercover

Synonyms and antonyms of under cover in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «under cover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDER COVER

Find out the translation of under cover to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of under cover from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «under cover» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下盖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

al amparo
570 millions of speakers

English

under cover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कवर के तहत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحت غطاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

под прикрытием
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abrigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কভার অধীনে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à l´abri
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Di bawah penutup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unter dem Deckmantel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カバーの下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

덮개 아래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing tutup
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dưới sự che chở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவர் கீழ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कव्हर अंतर्गत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Örtülü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sotto copertura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pod osłoną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

під прикриттям
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sub acoperirea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπό την κάλυψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onder die dekmantel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

under tak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

under dekke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of under cover

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDER COVER»

The term «under cover» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDER COVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «under cover» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «under cover» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about under cover

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2 QUOTES WITH «UNDER COVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word under cover.
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Juliana Hatfield
Puerto Ricans who find they can no longer afford to keep their pets often choose to drop their dogs, sometimes even whole litters of puppies, at a beach - sometimes under cover of night, in secret - rather than surrender the animal to a city or state-run shelter where the animals will face grim conditions and almost certain death by euthanasia.
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf
A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDER COVER»

Discover the use of under cover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to under cover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Under Cover
According to the author, to walk in true spiritual authority, a believer must be submitted to God's sovereign authority. Bevere shows readers how the submission to this divine order grants the Kingdom's provision and protection.
John Bevere, Bill Lawrence, Charles R. Swindoll, 2001
2
Under Cover of Daylight
In the first Thorn mystery, a troubled soul—Thorn—hunts for the men who killed the woman who raised him Thorn’s parents died the day he was born, run off the road by a drunk driver on their way back from the hospital.
James W. Hall, 2011
3
Climate Under Cover
Introduction; Definition of covering and properties of covering materials; Digital simulation; Heat balance of bate ground; Solar radiation environment; Temperature environment under cover; CO2 environment; Water and water vapor environment ...
Tadashi Takakura, Wei Fang, 2002
4
Hero Under Cover (Mills & Boon Intrigue)
When Pete Taylor first offered his services as a bodyguard, Annie Morgan wanted nothing to do with him.
Suzanne Brockmann, 2012
5
Murder Under Cover: A Bibliophile Mystery
When she receives an exquisite copy of the Kama Sutra from her best friend, Robin, to appraise and restore, Brooklyn Wainwright anticipates both recreating a beautiful book and spicing up her love life.
Kate Carlisle, 2011
6
Under Cover of Science: American Legal-Economic Theory and ...
DIVA critique of the Law & Economics movement, this book draws connections between conceptions of science and efforts at legitimating American legal theory as an objective enterprise./div ""Under Cover of Science" is a sweeping intellectual ...
James R. Hackney, James R. Hackney, 2007
7
Under Cover for Wells Fargo: The Unvarnished Recollections ...
These are the remarkable memoirs of Fred Dodge (1854-1938), Wells Fargo secret agent for fifty years, friend of Wyatt Earp, and fast man with a gun.
Fred Dodge, Carolyn Lake, 1998
8
Under Cover
Draws on personal example and biblical teaching to explore the security and protection to be found within the kingdom of God.
John Bevere, 2005
9
Under Cover
Young Damian Drooth's detective skills are called on when Calvin Baggington's brand new bicycle is stolen.
Barbara Mitchelhill, 2010
10
Under Cover
The tough cops of Precinct Siberia match wits with a ruthless Dominican drug ring responsible for the murder of a young family, a greedy landlord terrorizing his tenants, and the heartless sponsors of illegal dog fights
Tom Philbin, 1986

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« EDUCALINGO. Under cover [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/under-cover>. Apr 2024 ».
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