tapar
whitewash ; cover up ; screen ; blot out ; pug ; enshroud ; seal ; screen from + view ; shield from + view ; hide from + view.
A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.
The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.
During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.
Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded .
Come, sweet slumber, enshroud me in thy purple cloak.
A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets - and it works!.
Pool equipment must be screened from view with landscaping or walls that match the color and finish of the house.
The idea that nursing mothers need to be 'shielded from view' may strike breastfeeding advocates as unnecessarily modest.
Cigarettes and other tobacco products will now have to be hidden from view in all large shops and supermarkets in England.
sin tapar
uncovered
A man who fell down an uncovered drain and was stuck for three hours today spoke of his ordeal.
tapar grietas
caulk + cracks
chink
The article 'Caulking the cracks: scholarly social science resources on the Web' argues that although the main body of scholarly literature is still in print the Web has to be approached as an additional research resource that has information.
The resulting spaces and gaps are then chinked using synthetic materials that are essentially polymerized rubber with adhesive.
tapar la vista
block + the view
obscure + the view
This version of the Molotov cocktail produces a heavy black smoke, blocking the view of anything near the impact scene.
These sprays usually allow light to enter the room while creating a frosty film on the window to obscure the view from outside.
tapar rendijas
caulk + cracks
chink
The article 'Caulking the cracks: scholarly social science resources on the Web' argues that although the main body of scholarly literature is still in print the Web has to be approached as an additional research resource that has information.
The resulting spaces and gaps are then chinked using synthetic materials that are essentially polymerized rubber with adhesive.
taparse [Generalmente debido a la acumulación de suciedad]
gunge up
gunk up
Low temperature washes don't kill bacteria and germs and can cause washing machines to gunge up with layers of soft soap and chemicals.
I'm assuming the valve is gunked up simply because on my previous diesel I examined it when I bought it and it was 50% blocked with gunk.