English-Hungarian translations for carpet

• szőnyeg
  Nem lehet szőnyeg alá söpörni a problémákat! We cannot sweep these problems under the carpet!
  Nem lehet szőnyeg alá söpörni Európában a kisebbségek ügyét. We cannot sweep minority issues in Europe under the carpet.
  Ez 4 milliárd EUR-t jelent, amelyet a szőnyeg alá sepertek. This represents EUR 4 billion that has been swept under the carpet.

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