Meaning of kúbir

kúbir

Cebuano

n. 1. cover. Kúbir sa magasin, Magazine cover; 2. amount charged per setting in a dinner party at a restaurant. Tagsingku písus ang kúbir sa parti, The party will be five pesos per person; v. 1. cover something Kubíri ang libru, Put a cover on the book; 2. take cover, shelter. Mukúbir ta ánang batu inigpinusílay, Let’s take cover behind that rock when the firing starts; 2a. cover up for something Bisag unsay íyang buhátun kubíran dáyun sa inahan arun dì hibaw-an sa amahan, Whatever he does his mother will cover it up, so the father won’t find out; 2b. shield someone in a ball game. Kubíri ku samtang magdríbul ku, Cover me while I dribble; 3. be put on a magazine cover. Makúbir si Imilda sa Layip, Imelda will be on the cover of Life; 4. give something news or radio-TV coverage. Ang istasiyun sa radyu diway-ar-ip mauy nikúbir sa dakung súnug sa dálan kulun, Station DYRF covered the big fire on Colon Street. kubirkúbir v. walà, dílì — be direct, keep nothing concealed where propriety would require the opposite. Wà siya magkubirkúbir sa íyang pagkadisgrasyáda, She made no bones about not being a virgin. way — frank, without concealing anything (when one should).