carpette

kaʁ pɛt

Definition

Definition of carpette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

décoration

Rare

petit tapis qui couvre seulement une partie du sol

Rare

Elle a posé une carpette colorée devant la cheminée.

moquette

tapis

soumission

Rare

personne qui accepte toujours de se faire dominer par les autres

Rare

Il ne faut pas être une carpette avec ton patron.

dominé

soumis

coiffure

Dated

coiffe traditionnelle que portaient les femmes de la campagne

Dated

La paysanne ajustait sa carpette avant de sortir.

bonnet

coiffe

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Images of carpette

petit tapis qui couvre seulement une partie du sol
coiffe traditionnelle que portaient les femmes de la campagne

Expressions with carpette

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aplatir comme une carpette

écraser complètement jusqu'à rendre très plat

Le rouleau compresseur a aplati la voiture comme une carpette.

faire la carpette

se comporter de manière servile pour plaire à quelqu'un

Il fait la carpette devant son patron pour obtenir une promotion.

s'aplatir comme une carpette

se soumettre complètement et sans dignité devant quelqu'un

Il s'aplatit comme une carpette devant son patron pour obtenir une promotion.

langue-de-carpette

outil de serrurerie avec un tranchant étroit et arrondi pour graver

Le serrurier utilise sa langue-de-carpette pour ciseler le métal.

Origin of carpette

français, carpette (petit tapis)

Examples of carpette in a sentence

J'ai acheté une carpette ronde pour la salle de bain.
Devant ses amis, il se comporte toujours comme une carpette.
On le traite de carpette parce qu'il ne dit jamais non.
Sa carpette brodée était héritée de sa mère.
Elles portaient toutes une carpette lors de la fête.

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English:area rug, doormat, ...
German:Vorleger, Fußabtreter, ...
Italian:tappetino, zerbino, ...
Spanish:alfombrita, felpudo, ...
Portuguese:tapete pequeno, capacho, ...
Chinese:小地毯, 软柿子, ...
Japanese:ラグ, いいなり, ...
Arabic:سجادة صغيرة, شخص خاضع, ...
Hebrew:שָׁטִיחַ קָטָן, שָׁטִיחַ, ...
Russian:коврик, подстилка, ...
Ukrainian:килимок, підстилка, ...
Catalan:catifa petita, pany de terra, ...
Danish:tæppe, dørmåtte, ...
Dutch:kleedje, deken, ...
Greek:χαλάκι, χαλί, ...
Hungarian:szőnyeg, papucs, ...
Khmer:កម្រាលព្រំតូច, មនុស្សចុះចូល, ...
Korean:러그, 호구, ...
Polish:dywanik, poddana, ...
Portuguese (BR):tapetinho, capacho, ...
Romanian:covoraș, carpette, ...
Swedish:matta, dörrmatta, ...
Thai:พรมผืนเล็ก, คนยอมคน, ...
Turkish:küçük halı, ezik, ...
Vietnamese:thảm nhỏ, người nhu nhược, ...

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Definition of carpette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Images of carpette

Expressions with carpette

Origin of carpette

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Examples of carpette in a sentence

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