Definition
To strew or scatter about; to spread or distribute loosely.
Etymology
From the prefix 'be-' plus 'straw' (used as a verb, meaning to scatter or distribute). The 'be-' prefix intensifies the action of strewing or spreading.
Kelly Says
The verb 'bestraw' is related to 'bestrew,' but much rarer—these similar words show how Old English and Middle English had multiple ways to express the same action, and speakers would pick whichever sounded better, eventually making some disappear.
Translations
CACatalà
revestir amb
re-ves-tir amb
DADansk
dække med
dække med
DEDeutsch
bedecken mit
bek-ken mit
ELΕλληνικά
σκεπάζω
ske-pa-zo
ESEspañol
cubrir con
koo-bree-r kon
FAفارسی
پوشانیدن
poo-sha-ni-den
FISuomi
peittää
peh-i-t-täh
FRFrançais
couvrir de
koo-vree-r duh
GUGU
ઢાંકવું
dhang-kav-oon
HIहिन्दी
से ढकना
se dh-ak-na
HUMagyar
fedéssel borítani
fe-dés-sel bo-ri-tee-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menutupi dengan
men-too-pee-dee-ngan
ITItaliano
ricoprire con
ree-kop-ree-re kon
MSBahasa Melayu
menutupi dengan
men-too-pee-dee-ngan
NLNederlands
bedekken met
be-dek-ken met
NONorsk
dekke med
dek-ke med
PTPortuguês
cobrir com
koo-bree-r kom
RORomână
acoperi cu
a-co-peh-ree koo
RUРусский
покрыть
pokryt'
SVSvenska
kläcka med
klack-a med
SWKiswahili
funika
foo-ni-ka
TRTürkçe
ile kaplamak
ee-le ka-pla-mak
UKУкраїнська
покрити
pokryt'
ZUZU
ukushela
oo-koo-she-la