carpet
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).
(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
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