New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: caret · carpel · carpeted · carport · parapet · scarper · carat · career · carer · caries

carpet

1 noun for floorcairpéad masc1 c m ubrat urláir c m ufitted carpet cairpéad feistithe 2 noun of flowers, snow, etcbrat masc1 c m ua carpet of wild flowers brat bláthanna fiáine

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3 verb floor TRANSITIVEcairpéad a chur arshe carpeted the bedroom floor chuir sí cairpéad ar urlár an tseomra leapa 4 verb ground, etc TRANSITIVEclúdaigh le PhrVthe path was carpeted with leaves bhí an cosán clúdaithe le duilleoga, bhí brat duilleog ar an gcosán 5 verb reprimand TRANSITIVEíde béil a thabhairt do c m uhe was carpeted for a drinking session tugadh íde béil dó de bharr babhta ólacháin, fuair sé loscadh na ladhar i ngeall ar bhabhta ólacháin

phrases

to be called on the carpet

(US), informal he was called on the carpet over his absences labhair an bhainistíocht leis mar gheall ar a dhrochthinreamh

to brush sth under the carpet

(also

to sweep sth under the carpet

) rud a chur faoi cheiltrud a choimeád faoi choim

on the carpet

she was on the carpet bhí sí i dtrioblóid, bhí sí ar a cuntas

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