carpet

moquette, tapis

Matière épaisse et douce qui recouvre le sol.

En anglais simple : A thick, soft material used to cover a floor.

• The carpet feels soft under my feet.
• We bought new carpets for the bedrooms.
• Please wipe your shoes before stepping on the carpet.

Synonymes : carpeting

Expressions courantes : fitted carpet, carpet on something, carpet cleaner

tapis

Couche épaisse de quelque chose qui recouvre une surface.

En anglais simple : A thick layer of something that covers a surface.

• A carpet of snow covered the fields.
• We walked across a soft carpet of moss.
• The garden became a carpet of yellow flowers.

Comment l'utiliser : a carpet of something (A carpet of leaves covered the path.)

Synonymes : layer, covering, blanket

Expressions courantes : carpet of leaves, carpet of snow, carpet of flowers

poser de la moquette, recouvrir de moquette

Recouvrir le sol d’une pièce avec de la moquette ou un tapis.

En anglais simple : To cover a floor or room with a thick, soft material.

• We plan to carpet the bedroom.
• They carpeted the stairs last week.
• The entire office is carpeted in blue.

Expressions courantes : carpet a room, carpet the stairs, carpet a floor

recouvrir, tapisser

Couvrir entièrement une surface d’une couche de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To cover a surface completely with a layer of something.

• Leaves carpeted the ground.
• The hillside was carpeted with wild flowers.
• Broken glass carpets the road after the crash.

Comment l'utiliser : be carpeted with something (The path was carpeted with fallen leaves.)

Synonymes : cover, blanket

Expressions courantes : carpet the ground, carpet the forest, carpet with something