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- The form couvert could be the past participle of the verb couvrir
2 couvert Noun, masculine
(a) (on table: including plates and glasses) place setting (frm), (in giving capacity) =seat, place; un restaurant de 50 ~s a 50 seat restaurant, a restaurant that seats 50 (diners); salle de 100 ~s function room to seat 100; capacité de 100 ~s 100 seat capacity
(b) (on table: knives, forks, spoons) (set of) cutlery; ~s cutlery; ~s en plastique plastic cutlery, picnic cutlery; mettre les ~s to lay the table, set the table, put the cutlery out
(c) (in restaurant: charge) cover charge
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