carpet - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

carpet   - fitted	la moquette
carpet   - loose floor covering	le tapis
carpet of sth. [fig.]	le tapis de qc. [fig.]
fitted carpet	la moquette
wall-to-wall carpet	la moquette
carpet brush	la brosse à tapis
carpet underlay	la thibaude
carpet of grass [fig.]	la pelouse
carpet bombing [MIL.]	le bombardement en tapis
carpet sweeper [TECH.]	la balayeuse   - mécanique
flying carpet	le tapis volant
hair carpet	le tapis en poil animal

Verbs

to carpet sth.  | carpeted, carpeted |	moquetter qc.
to carpet sth.  | carpeted, carpeted |	recouvrir qc. d'une moquette
to carpet so. for sth.  | carpeted, carpeted | (Brit.) [coll.]	réprimander sévèrement qn. pour qc.
to carpet sth.  | carpeted, carpeted | [fig.]	recouvrir qc.   - fleurs, feuillage, neige

Phrases / Collocations

to sweep sth. under the carpet [fig.]	balayer qc. sous le tapis [fig.]
to roll out the red carpet for so. [fig.]	dérouler le tapis rouge pour qn. [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

carpel, claret

carnet, carpe, clapet

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