Carpet in spanish
pronunciation: ɑlfoʊmbɹ̩ɑ part of speech: noun
carpet1 = alfombra, moqueta.
Example: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.more:
» carpet bag = bolso de (tela de) alfombra, bolsa de (tela de) alfombra.
Example: When two more tiny bodies were found in a carpet bag, the police launched a nationwide hunt for a serial killer.» carpet beetle = polilla de la alfombra.
Example: This is necessary in order to overcome the damage caused by clothes moths and carpet beetles to hosiery and upholstery.» carpet of = masa de, capa de, cubierta de.
Example: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.» carpet slippers = zapatillas, zapatillas de casa.
Example: Abraham Lincoln wore these carpet slippers until the time of his death.» carpet tile = plancha de moqueta. [Trozo de moqueta en forma de cuadrado que se ensambla como las losas de cerámica]
Example: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.» fitted carpet = moqueta.
Example: What was invented first the fitted carpet or the vacuum cleaner and if it was the fitted carpet how were they cleaned?.» pull + the carpet out from under (+ Posesivo + feet) = dejar en la cuneta, dejar en la estacada, dejar plantado, dejar en bragas.
Example: When they began I thought my world had ended, like someone had pulled the carpet out from under me, and the ground wasn't steady anymore.» red carpet event = acontecimiento importante.
Example: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.» red carpet, the = alfombra roja, la. [Utilizado generalmente para indicar acontecimiento especial o tratamiento especial otorgado a alguien]
Example: Tinseltown's leading men never get their due on the red carpet.» sweep + Algo + under the carpet = ocultar Algo, correr un velo sobre Algo.
Example: Even after some employees complained, the management treated the matter as a minor issue and swept it under the carpet.» sweep + things under the carpet = ocultar las cosas, correr un velo sobre las cosas.
Example: The difference between a democratic state and a non-transparent state is that a democratic state does not sweep things under the carpet.» wall-to-wall carpet = moqueta.
Example: Laying a wall-to-wall carpet used to be a job left strictly to pros.carpet2 = alfombrar, enmoquetar.
Example: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.more:
» carpet with = cubrir de.
Example: This spring the hills around my home have been literally carpeted with delightful and cheery cowslips.» recarpet [re-carpet] = volver a alfombrar, alfombrar de nuevo.
Example: The library is undergoing a five-day 'extreme makeover' and will be repainted, re-carpeted, reconfigured and equipped with the latest furnishings.