zakloniti

1. (of view, light) to block; to obscure
   Nova zgrada nam je zaklonila pogled na reku. — The new building blocked our view of the river.
   Oblaci su zaklonili sunce. — The clouds hid the sun.
2. to shield; to screen
   Majka je zaklonila dete svojim telom. — The mother shielded the child with her body.
3. (zakloniti se) to take cover; to take shelter
   Zaklonili smo se od kiše ispod nadstrešnice. — We took shelter from the rain under the awning.

The imperfective is zaklanjati; «zakloniti se od» takes the genitive.