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uncover

/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/ verbe B1

En français : découvrir

  1. To remove a cover from. · The model railway was uncovered.
  2. To reveal the identity of. · The murderer has finally been uncovered.
  3. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
  4. To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect. (intransitive)
  5. To expose the genitalia. (intransitive)
  6. To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front. (transitive)

He/she/it uncovers · Prétérit uncovered · Participe passé uncovered · Forme en -ing uncovering

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Dans la bibliothèque

Hudson has risen to the occasion,” said Holmes, uncovering a dish of curried chicken.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 93 · B2
Lestrade had produced two candles, and the policemen had uncovered their lanterns.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 24 · C1
He therefore approached the bed, and while his companion was dipping the fingers with which he had touched the lips of the corpse in chloride of lime, he uncovered the calm and pale face, which looked like that of a sleeping angel.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1020 · C1
Until that momentous day arrives, I will continue to uncover the ancient secrets locked within the continental ice.
Letter from the Ice, p. 1 · C1

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