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Old January 18, 2010, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo View Post
I covered my car because was raining.

I cover my juice because there are a lot dust in the street.


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Edit: oops there is a lot of dust

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Originally Posted by laepelba View Post
And how about ocultar?
I think there is an overlap between them, but ocultar can also mean to conceal:

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención

whereas tapar just means to cover up physically.

Edit: if you wanted to cover your car up to protect it from rain and dust, you would use tapar. If you wanted to hide it from thieves, you would use ocultar

Last edited by AngelicaDeAlquezar; January 18, 2010 at 02:46 PM. Reason: Merged back-to-back posts
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