English-German translations for carpet

• Teppich der
  Es sollte nichts unter den Teppich gekehrt werden. Nothing should be swept under the carpet.
  Wir können diese Probleme nicht unter den Teppich kehren! We cannot sweep these problems under the carpet!
  All das wird jedoch unter den Teppich gekehrt. All this, however, is being swept under the carpet.
• auslegen
• bedecken
• Deckeln
• Läufer der
• Matte die
  In der Straßenmitte lag lediglich eine einfache Matte, das war alles. There was a simple carpet in the middle of the road and that was all.
• Teppichboden der

Definition of carpet

• A fabric used as a complete floor covering
• Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function
• Any of a number of moths in the geometrid subfamily
• A woman's pubic hair
• To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area
• To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something
• To reprimand

Examples

• After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring
• The builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new house
• Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema

Related words

• carpeting
• carpetbeater
• carpetbag
• carpetbagger
• carpetmaker
• carpetlayer
• Carpetanian
• carpet bombing
• carpet knife