to protect someone by hiding their mistake or wrongdoing
защищать кого-то, скрывая их ошибку или проступок (zaschishchat' kogo-to, skryvaya ih oshibku ili prostupok)
"He tried to cover for his colleague who submitted false data."
"Он пытался прикрыть своего коллегу, который представил ложные данные." (On pytalsya prikryt' svoego kollegu, kotoryy predstavil lozhnye dannye.)
to leave a specific place or situation
to choose a candidate or option in an election
to prevent someone from contacting or viewing your profile
to examine items one by one to find something specific
to remain committed to educational or personal objectives
to rain very heavily
