carpet (ˈkɑːpɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- a heavy fabric for covering floors
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a carpet sale
- a covering like a carpet ⇒
a carpet of leaves
- See on the carpet
verb
(tr)- to cover with or as if with a carpet
- informal to reprimand
Word Origin
C14: from Old French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from Late Latin carpeta, literally: (wool) that has been carded, from Latin carpere to pluck, cardTranslations
- British English:
carpet
A carpet is a thick covering for a floor or staircase, made of wool or a similar material.They laid new carpets.ˈkɑːpɪt NOUN They laid new carpets.
- Spanish:
tapete
nm
- French:
moquette
nf
- German:
Teppich
nm
- Chinese: 地毯 n
- Arabic: بِسَاط n
- Portuguese: carpete nm
- Russian: ковер nm
- Croatian: tepih nm
- Czech: koberec nm
- Danish: tæppe nnt
- Dutch: tapijt nnt
- Finnish: matto n
- Greek: χαλί nnt
- Italian: tappeto nm
- Japanese: カーペット n
- Korean: 카펫 n
- Norwegian: teppe nnt
- Polish: dywan nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: carpete nm
- European Spanish:
moqueta
nf
- Swedish: matta nutr
- Thai: พรม n
- Turkish: halı n
- Vietnamese: thảm n