mantle
A. -noun
1. (=layer) capa (f)
(=blanket) manto (m)
·a mantle of snow
·una capa de nieve
2. (=gas mantle)   manguito (m) incandescente, camisa (f) incandescente
3. ‡
(=cloak) manto (m)
4. ·he accepted the mantle of leader
·asumió el liderazgo, aceptó el cargo de líder
·the mantle of responsibility
·la plena responsabilidad
B. -transitive verb
literary cubrir (in de), envolver (in en)