carpet - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

carpet	la alfombra
carpet	la moqueta
carpet sweeper	escoba mecánica
carpet of grass	alfombra de césped
carpet court [SPORT.]	cancha de moqueta   [Tennis]
carpet court [SPORT.]	pista de moqueta   [Tennis]
carpetclam   or: carpet clam [ZOOL.]	la almeja
hair carpet	alfombra de hilo de pelo
oriental carpet	alfombra oriental
shag carpet	alfombra de pelo
velours carpet	estera de terciopelo
wall-to-wall (or: wall to wall) carpet	la moqueta
shag carpet	la moqueta   - gruesa
red carpet [CINE.][THEA.]	alfombra roja
golden carpet shell [COOK.][ZOOL.]	la almeja
cross-cut carpet shell [ZOOL.]	la almeja   - marisco   Lat.: Venerupis decussata, Tapes decussata, Venus gallina   [Invertebrates]
frame for beating carpets	la barra

Verbs

to carpet sth.  | carpeted, carpeted |	alfombrar algo
to carpet sth.  | carpeted, carpeted |	enmoquetar algo
to carpet so.  | carpeted, carpeted | (Brit.) [coll.]	echar una bronca a alguien [coll.]
to carpet so.  | carpeted, carpeted | (Brit.) [coll.]	increpar a alguien
to carpet so.  | carpeted, carpeted | (Brit.) [coll.]	meter un paquete a alguien [coll.]
to carpet so.  | carpeted, carpeted | (Brit.) [coll.]	reprender a alguien
to carpet so.  | carpeted, carpeted | (Brit.) [coll.]	echar una reprimenda a alguien
to carpet so.  | carpeted, carpeted | (Brit.) [coll.]	reñir a alguien
to carpet so.  | carpeted, carpeted | (Brit.) [coll.]	cafetear a alguien (Lat. Am.: Á. R. Plata) [fig.]   - reprender

Phrases / Collocations

to chew the carpet [coll.]	tragarse el orgullo
to brush sth. under the carpet	correr un tupido velo sobre algo [fig.]
to brush sth. under the carpet	esconder algo bajo la alfombra [fig.]
to sweep sth. under the carpet	correr un tupido velo sobre algo [fig.]
to sweep sth. under the carpet	esconder algo bajo la alfombra [fig.]
to roll out the red carpet [fig.]	poner la alfombra roja a alguien [fig.]
to roll out the red carpet [fig.]	sacar la cubertería de plata alguien [fig.]
to roll out the red carpet [fig.]	sacar la vajilla de la abuela para alguien [fig.]
to roll out the red carpet [fig.]	tratar a alguien a cuerpo de rey

Examples

This is a Persian carpet, handmade and very valuable.	Esta es una alfombra persa, hecha a mano y muy valiosa.
We are going to have to remove the carpet from the whole flat, it is very worn and smells bad.	Vamos a tener que quitar la moqueta de todo el piso, está muy gastada y huele mal.

Orthographically similar words

carpel, claret

careta, careto, carnet, carpe, carpeta

Related search terms

discipline, chide, reprimand, snub, row, admonish, scold