Cope — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈəʊp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈəʊp/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɪst/.

Examples

We got by on just a gallon of gas
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

header make do coping manage contend deal make out grapple get by

Parts of Speech

noun	brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
noun	a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
verb	come to terms with “We got by on just a gallon of gas”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bewältigen

Ziegel, der seitlich oben auf eine Wand gelegt wird

🇫🇷French

faire face

brique posée latéralement au sommet d'un mur

🇪🇸Spanish

afrontar

ladrillo que se coloca de lado en la parte superior de una pared

🇮🇹Italian

far fronte

mattone che viene posato lateralmente nella parte superiore di un muro

🇳🇱Dutch

omgaan met

baksteen die zijdelings bovenop een muur wordt gelegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

lidar

tijolo colocado lateralmente no topo de uma parede

🇷🇺Russian

справляться

кирпич, уложенный боком наверху стены

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामना करना

ईंट जो दीवार के शीर्ष पर बग़ल में रखी जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মোকাবেলা

ইট যা দেয়ালের শীর্ষে পাশে বিছানো থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

சமாளிக்க

ஒரு சுவரின் உச்சியில் பக்கவாட்டில் போடப்பட்ட செங்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

భరించవలసి ఉంటుంది

గోడ పైభాగంలో పక్కకి వేయబడిన ఇటుక

🇮🇳Marathi

सामना

भिंतीच्या शीर्षस्थानी कडेकडेने घातलेली वीट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામનો

ઇંટ કે જે દિવાલની ટોચ પર બાજુમાં નાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಭಾಯಿಸಲು

ಗೋಡೆಯ ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಕಲಾದ ಇಟ್ಟಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേരിടാൻ

ഒരു മതിലിൻ്റെ മുകളിൽ വശങ്ങളിലായി വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഇഷ്ടിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੱਝਣਾ

ਇੱਟ ਜੋ ਕੰਧ ਦੇ ਸਿਖਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਰੱਖੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمٹنے

اینٹ جو دیوار کے اوپری حصے میں بچھائی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

应付

侧向放置在墙顶部的砖

🇯🇵Japanese

対処する

壁の上部に横に敷かれるレンガ

🇰🇷Korean

코프

벽 꼭대기에 옆으로 놓인 벽돌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đối phó

viên gạch được đặt nghiêng ở phía trên cùng của bức tường

🇹🇭Thai

รับมือ

อิฐที่วางอยู่ด้านข้างด้านบนของกำแพง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengatasi

bata yang diletakkan menyamping di bagian atas dinding

🇵🇭Filipino

makayanan

brick na inilatag patagilid sa tuktok ng isang pader

🇲🇾Malay

mengatasi

bata yang diletakkan sisi di bahagian atas dinding

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يَتَصدَّى

الطوب الذي يتم وضعه بشكل جانبي في أعلى الجدار

🇮🇷Persian

کنار آمدن

آجری که به پهلو در بالای دیوار گذاشته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

başa çıkmak

bir duvarın üst kısmına yan olarak döşenen tuğla

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתמודד

לבנים המונחות הצידה בראש קיר

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