doormat

el felpudo

doormat(

dor

maht

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

a. el felpudo

(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).

(M)

Leaving a spare key under your doormat is a bad idea.Dejar una llave de repuesto debajo del felpudo no es buena idea.

b. el tapete de entrada

(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).

(M)

As I was taking the dog out for a walk, it urinated on the doormat.Cuando sacaba al perro a pasear, se orinó en el tapete de entrada.

doormat

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el felpudo

(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).

(M)

2. (fig)

to treat somebody like a doormattratar como un trapo or pisotear a alguien

doormat [ˈdɔːmæt]

noun

felpudo (m); estera (f)

to treat sb like a doormat

he treats her like a doormat le trata como a un esclava; la pisotea

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Examples