car·pet
(kär′pĭt)n.
1.
a. A thick heavy covering for a floor, usually made of woven wool or synthetic fibers, especially one covering the entire surface of the floor.
b. The fabric used for this floor covering.
2. A surface or surface covering that is similar to a rug: a carpet of leaves and pine needles on the forest floor.
tr.v. car·pet·ed, car·pet·ing, car·pets
To cover with or as if with a carpet: carpet the stairs; snow that carpeted the sidewalks.
on the carpet
1. In a position of being reprimanded by one in authority: was called on the carpet for cheating.
2. Under discussion or consideration: Important matters will be on the carpet at today's meeting.
[Middle English, from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpīta, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire, to pluck, from Latin carpere; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]
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carpet
(ˈkɑːpɪt)n
1. (Furniture)
a. a heavy fabric for covering floors
b. (as modifier): a carpet sale.
2. a covering like a carpet: a carpet of leaves.
3. on the carpet informal
a. before authority to be reproved for misconduct or error
b. under consideration
vb (tr) , -pets, -peting or -peted
4. (Furniture) to cover with or as if with a carpet
5. informal to reprimand
[C14: from Old French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from Late Latin carpeta, literally: (wool) that has been carded, from Latin carpere to pluck, card]
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car•pet
(ˈkɑr pɪt)n.
1. a heavy woven or felted fabric for covering floors.
2. a covering of this.
3. any surface or covering resembling a carpet.
v.t.4. to cover or furnish with or as if with a carpet.
Idioms:on the carpet, summoned for a reprimand.
[1300–50; Middle English carpete cloth covering < Middle French carpite or Medieval Latin carpīta < Italian carpita < Vulgar Latin *carpīta, past participle of *carpīre, for Latin carpere to pluck]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Carpet
a covering or expanse, as of grass or flowers; used figuratively.Examples: carpet of flowers, 1854; grassy carpet, 1593.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
carpet
Past participle: carpeted
Gerund: carpeting
| Imperative |
|---|
| carpet |
| carpet |
| Present |
|---|
| I carpet |
| you carpet |
| he/she/it carpets |
| we carpet |
| you carpet |
| they carpet |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I carpeted |
| you carpeted |
| he/she/it carpeted |
| we carpeted |
| you carpeted |
| they carpeted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am carpeting |
| you are carpeting |
| he/she/it is carpeting |
| we are carpeting |
| you are carpeting |
| they are carpeting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have carpeted |
| you have carpeted |
| he/she/it has carpeted |
| we have carpeted |
| you have carpeted |
| they have carpeted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was carpeting |
| you were carpeting |
| he/she/it was carpeting |
| we were carpeting |
| you were carpeting |
| they were carpeting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had carpeted |
| you had carpeted |
| he/she/it had carpeted |
| we had carpeted |
| you had carpeted |
| they had carpeted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will carpet |
| you will carpet |
| he/she/it will carpet |
| we will carpet |
| you will carpet |
| they will carpet |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have carpeted |
| you will have carpeted |
| he/she/it will have carpeted |
| we will have carpeted |
| you will have carpeted |
| they will have carpeted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be carpeting |
| you will be carpeting |
| he/she/it will be carpeting |
| we will be carpeting |
| you will be carpeting |
| they will be carpeting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been carpeting |
| you have been carpeting |
| he/she/it has been carpeting |
| we have been carpeting |
| you have been carpeting |
| they have been carpeting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been carpeting |
| you will have been carpeting |
| he/she/it will have been carpeting |
| we will have been carpeting |
| you will have been carpeting |
| they will have been carpeting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been carpeting |
| you had been carpeting |
| he/she/it had been carpeting |
| we had been carpeting |
| you had been carpeting |
| they had been carpeting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would carpet |
| you would carpet |
| he/she/it would carpet |
| we would carpet |
| you would carpet |
| they would carpet |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have carpeted |
| you would have carpeted |
| he/she/it would have carpeted |
| we would have carpeted |
| you would have carpeted |
| they would have carpeted |
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| Noun | 1. |  carpet - floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)carpeting, rug broadloom - a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams Brussels carpet - a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern drugget - a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) floor cover, floor covering - a covering for a floor flying carpet - (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable hearthrug - a rug spread out in front of a fireplace Kurdistan - an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability nammad, numdah, numdah rug - an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt prayer mat, prayer rug - a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions red carpet - a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on runner - a long narrow carpet scatter rug, throw rug - a small rug; several can be used in a room stair-carpet - a strip of carpet for laying on stairs Wilton, Wilton carpet - a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile |
| 2. | carpet - a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet; "a carpet of flowers"; "the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet" natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man | |
| Verb | 1. | carpet - form a carpet-like cover (over) spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" |
| 2. | carpet - cover completely, as if with a carpet; "flowers carpeted the meadows" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | |
| 3. | carpet - cover with a carpet; "carpet the floors of the house" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
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carpet
noun
Carpets and rugs
Aubusson, Axminster, broadloom, Brussels carpet, Bukhara rug, chenille, durrie, flat-woven, ingrain, Kidderminster, kilim, Kirman, numdah, Persian carpet or Persian rug, Turkey carpet, Wilton
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Translations
بِساطبِسَاطيُغَطّي بِبِساط
koberecpokrýt kobercem
tæppelægge tæppe på
Teppichbedecken
τάπηταςχαλίμοκέτα
alfombraalfombrarcubrir con una alfombramoquetatapete
matto
tapismoquetterecouvrir d'un tapis
שטיח
ćilimsagtepih
szőnyegszõnyeggel borít
teppaleggjateppi
tappetocopriremoquettepassatoiaricoprire con un tappeto
カーペット
카펫
iškloti kilimaiskķlimaskloti kilimais
grīdseganoklāt ar paklāju/grīdsegu
tapijt
teppedekke med teppegulvteppelegge teppe påløper
dywan
carpetetapete
коверковёрковёрныйковровщикковровый
koberecpokryť kobercom
preproga
matta
พรม
halıkilimhalı döşemek / kaplamak
thảm
地毯铺地毯
carpet
[ˈkɑːpɪt]
A. N → alfombra f; (small) → tapete m; (fitted) → moqueta f
a carpet of leaves (fig) → una alfombra de hojas
to be on the carpet → tener que aguantar un rapapolvo
to roll out the red carpet for sb → recibir a algn con todos los honores, ponerle a algn la alfombra roja
they tried to sweep it under the carpet → quisieron echar tierra sobre el asunto, trataron de esconder los trapos sucios
B. VT
1. [+ floor] (wall to wall) → enmoquetar; (with individual rugs) → alfombrar (with de)
2. (= scold) to carpet sb → echar un rapapolvo a algn
C. CPD carpet bag N (US) → maletín m, morral m
carpet bombing N → bombardeo m de arrasamiento
carpet slippers NPL → zapatillas fpl
carpet square, carpet tile N → loseta f
carpet sweeper N → escoba f mecánica
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
carpet
[ˈkɑːrpɪt]
n
(= large rug) → tapis m
a Persian carpet → un tapis persan
(fitted) → moquette f fitted carpet
(= covering) [flowers, leaves, snow] → tapis m
vt
[+ house, room] → recouvrir d'une moquette, moquetter
(= cover) [flowers, leaves, snow] → recouvrircarpet slippers npl → pantoufles fplcarpet tile n → dalle f de moquettecar phone n → téléphone m de voiturecar pool carpool, car-pool [ˈkɑːrpuːl]
n
(= arrangement) → covoiturage m car-pool lane
(= stock of cars) → parc m de voitures de fonction
vi (mainly US or Australian) → pratiquer le covoituragecar-pool lane [ˈkɑːrpuːl] n (US) → voie f réservée au covoituragecar port carport [ˈkɑːrpɔːrt] n → auvent m pour voiturescar radio n → autoradio mcar rental n (US) → location f de voitures
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
carpet
n (lit, fig) → Teppich m; (fitted) → Teppichboden m; the subject on the carpet → das Thema, das zurzeit diskutiert wird; to be on the carpet (inf) → zur Schnecke or Minna gemacht werden (inf)
vt
floor → (mit Teppichen/Teppichboden) auslegen; the wood carpeted with flowers → der blumenbedeckte Waldboden
(Brit inf: = reprimand) → zur Minna machen (inf)
carpet
:
carpetbag
n → Reisetasche f
carpetbagger
n
(US Pol inf) → politischer Abenteurer, politische Abenteuerin; (Hist) politischer Ämterjäger, der mit nichts als einer Reisetasche nach dem Sezessionskrieg in die besetzten Südstaaten kam
(Fin) → Spekulant(in) m(f) (der/die Geld bei vielen verschiedenen Hypothekenbanken investiert in der Hoffnung, bei Änderung der Statuten einen Gewinn zu machen)
carpet-beater
n → Teppich- or Ausklopfer m
carpet bombing
n (Mil) → Flächenbombardierung f
carpet
:
carpet slippers
pl → Pantoffeln pl, → Hausschuhe pl
carpet-sweeper
n → Teppichkehrer m, → Teppichkehrmaschine f
carpet tile
n → Teppichfliese f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
carpet
[ˈkɑːpɪt]
1. n → tappeto; (fitted carpet) → moquette f inv
2. vt (floor, house) → coprire con tappeto; (with fitted carpet) → rivestire di moquette, mettere la moquette a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
carpet
(ˈkaːpit) nouna woven covering for floors etc.
verbto cover with a carpet. They haven't carpeted the floor yet.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
carpet
→ بِسَاط koberec tæppe Teppich χαλί alfombra, tapete matto moquette sag tappeto カーペット 카펫 tapijt teppe dywan carpete ковер matta พรม halı thảm 地毯Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
