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1 ♦ carpet
♦ carpet /ˈkɑ:pɪt/n.1 (= fitted carpet, GB; wall-to-wall carpet, USA) moquette; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders have covered all the carpets, but there's still dust everywhere, i muratori hanno coperto tutta la moquette ma c'è ancora polvere ovunque3 (fig.) tappeto; coltre; manto: a carpet of daisies, un tappeto di margheritine; a carpet of fresh snow, un manto di neve fresca● carpet bag, sacca da viaggio □ carpet bed, aiuola con fiori che formano un disegno □ (zool.) carpet beetle ( Anthrenus), antreno □ carpet cleaner, battitappeto; lavamoquette □ carpet fitter, posatore di moquette □ carpet fitting, posa in opera di moquette □ (arc.) carpet knight, eroe da salotto □ carpet rods, aste fermaguida □ carpet slipper, pantofola chiusa □ (zool.) carpet snake, ( Morelia spilotes) pitone diamantino; ( Lycodon aulicus) licodonte aulico □ carpet-sweeper, battitappeto □ carpet tile, riquadro di moquette □ carpet underlay, sottotappeto □ on the carpet, sul tappeto, in discussione □ (fam., di persona) to be on the carpet, prendersi una lavata di capo (o un cicchetto); essere strigliato; essere cicchettato □ (fam.) to pull the carpet from under sb. 's feet, ritirare il proprio appoggio a q., mollare q. □ to sweep st. under the carpet, (cercare di) far passare qc. sotto silenzio; nascondere qc.(to) carpet /ˈkɑ:pɪt/v. t.4 (fam.) fare una lavata di capo a; strigliare; fare un cicchetto a; cicchettare. -
2 carpet
I 1. ['kɑːpɪt]2) fig. tappeto m.2.••II ['kɑːpɪt]to brush o sweep sth. under the carpet — nascondere o insabbiare qcs
1) moquettare [ room]* * *1. noun(a woven covering for floors etc.) tappeto2. verb(to cover with a carpet: They haven't carpeted the floor yet.) ricoprire con un tappeto* * *I 1. ['kɑːpɪt]2) fig. tappeto m.2.••II ['kɑːpɪt]to brush o sweep sth. under the carpet — nascondere o insabbiare qcs
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3 carpet-bombing
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4 carpet car·pet
['kɒːpɪt]1. ntappeto, (fitted carpet) moquette f inv2. vt(floor, house) coprire con tappeto, (with fitted carpet) rivestire di moquette, mettere la moquette a -
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6 carpet slippers
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7 carpet sweeper
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8 carpet beater
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9 carpet fitter
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10 carpet slipper
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11 carpet tile
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12 (to) carpet-bomb
(to) carpet-bomb /ˈkɑ:pɪtbɒm/v. t.(aeron. mil.) bombardare a tappetocarpet-bombingn.bombardamento a tappeto. -
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(to) carpet-bomb /ˈkɑ:pɪtbɒm/v. t.(aeron. mil.) bombardare a tappetocarpet-bombingn.bombardamento a tappeto. -
14 red carpet
to roll out the red carpet for sb. — stendere il tappeto rosso per qcn. (anche fig.)
* * *to roll out the red carpet for sb. — stendere il tappeto rosso per qcn. (anche fig.)
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15 (to) carpet-bag
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16 (to) carpet-bag
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17 carpetbagger carpet·bag·ger n
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18 magic carpet
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19 Persian carpet
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20 red carpet treatment
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