cubrir

cubrir [kuˈβrir] vt → to cover [+ vacante]; to fill;

(BIO) → to mate with [+ gastos]; to meet;

cubrirse vr [cielo] → to become overcast;

(COM) [gastos] → to be met o paid: [deuda] → to be covered;

cubrir las formas → to keep up appearances;

lo cubrieron las aguas → the waters closed over it;

el agua casi me cubría → I was almost out of my depth