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"Carpet" is a noun which is often translated as "la alfombra", and "basket" is a noun which is often translated as "la canasta". Learn more about the difference between "carpet" and "basket" below.
carpet(
kar
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piht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la alfombra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I bought this carpet at a bazaar.Compré esta alfombra en un bazar.
b. la moqueta (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
This carpet hasn't been cleaned for years.Esta moqueta no se ha limpiado en años.
2. (rug)
3. (figurative) (layer)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la alfombra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The streets were covered with a carpet of flowers.Las calles estaban cubiertas por una alfombra de flores.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. enmoquetar (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
It doesn't make sense to me to carpet the bathroom.Para mí no tiene sentido enmoquetar el baño.
5. (figurative) (to cover)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
6. (colloquial) (to reprimand) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. echar una bronca a (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
She's been carpeted for stealing money from the till.Le han echado una bronca por haberse robado dinero de la caja
basket(
bahs
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kiht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (container)
a. la canasta (F) (wide)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I bought a wicker basket at the market.Compré una canasta de mimbre en el mercado.
b. la cesta (F) (with a central handle)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Supermarket shopping baskets are made of plastic.Las cestas de la compra en los supermercados están hechas de plástico.
c. el cesto (M) (tall and large)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Put your dirty clothes in the laundry basket.Pon tu ropa sucia en el cesto de la ropa sucia.
d. la barquilla (F) (of a hot air balloon)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The basket hangs underneath the balloon.La barquilla cuelga por debajo del globo.
2. (sports)
a. la canasta (F) (basketball)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our team won with 55 baskets.Nuestro equipo ganó con 55 canastas.
