tutup-tutupi — meaning & examples

Language: id

Meanings:

  • 1.

    IndonesiaMalaysianeutralcolloquial
    • To cover or close something physically, often intensively or repeatedly.

    Examples

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    • Dia selalu tutup-tutupi luka kecil di tangannya dengan plester agar tidak terlihat kotor.

      She always covers small wounds on her hands with a plaster so they don't look dirty.

    • Setelah hujan deras, para petani tutup-tutupi tanaman muda mereka dengan plastik agar tidak rusak.

      After heavy rain, the farmers covered their young plants with plastic to protect them from damage.

    • Anak kecil itu suka tutup-tutupi mainannya dengan selimut saat bermain petak umpet di rumah.

      The little child likes to cover his toys with a blanket when playing hide and seek at home.

    • Kami tutup-tutupi dokumen penting itu dengan kain agar tidak terkena debu selama renovasi kantor.

      We covered the important documents with cloth so they wouldn't get dusty during the office renovation.

  • 2.

    IndonesiaMalaysiainformalcolloquial
    • To conceal, hide, or disguise information, facts, or wrongdoing; to cover up.

    Examples

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    • Perusahaan mencoba tutup-tutupi kasus penyelewengan dana agar tidak merusak reputasi mereka.

      The company tried to cover up the embezzlement case to avoid damaging their reputation.

    • Jangan tutup-tutupi kesalahanmu karena itu hanya akan memperburuk keadaan di kemudian hari.

      Don't cover up your mistakes because it will only make things worse later.

    • Pemerintah dituduh tutup-tutupi fakta terkait insiden kebakaran pabrik yang menelan korban jiwa.

      The government was accused of covering up facts related to the factory fire incident that caused casualties.

Examples:

  • ID: Cerita ini berusaha di tutup-tutupi", Ini masalah yang sangat besar.
    EN: Cover-up suspected. " It's a huge story.
  • ID: Lalu, mengapa kamu tutup-tutupi?
    EN: So, why'd you cover it up?
  • ID: - Tak ada yang kami tutup-tutupi.
    EN: -We've got nothing to hide.
  • ID: hal apa yang kau tutup-tutupi itu?
    EN: What are you trying to hide?
  • ID: Tak perlu kau tutup-tutupi di depanku.
    EN: You don't have to put up a front with me. With me of all people.
  • ID: Anda diwajibkan menjawab pertanyaan saya, Tn. Riker, kecuali kalau ada yang coba Anda tutup-tutupi.
    EN: You are required to answer my questions, Mr. Riker, unless you're trying to cover something up.
  • ID: Cukup untuk meremukkan reaktor nuklir yang kau tutup-tutupi.
    EN: Enough to fracture the nuclear reactor you say you don't have under there.
  • ID: Jangan tutup-tutupi.
    EN: You are so full of it!
  • ID: Kurasa ini terlalu besar untuk kita tutup-tutupi.
    EN: Okay, I think this is too big for even us to cover up.
  • ID: - Apa yg iblis coba tutup-tutupi?
    EN: - what was the demon trying to cover up?
  • ID: Apa yang akan kau lakukan jika dia terjatuh dan kau harus tutup-tutupi dari ayah?
    EN: What are you gonna do when she falls over?
  • ID: Menurutmu apa yang pejabat-pejabat itu coba tutup-tutupi?
    EN: What do you think the suits are trying to cover up?
  • ID: apa yang mereka tutup-tutupi?
    EN: What did they cover up?
  • ID: Monroe, sebutkan satu hal saja dalam hubungan kita yang tak perlu kita tutup-tutupi.
    EN: Monroe, name one aspect of our relationship that we wouldn't have to lie about.
  • ID: Yeah, atau putramu yang sudah kau tutup-tutupi.
    EN: Yeah, or your son you've been covering up.

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