carpet beetle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for carpet beetle in the English»French Dictionary

carpet beetle N

carpet beetle

anthrène m

Translations for carpet beetle in the English»French Dictionary

I.beetle [Brit ˈbiːt(ə)l, Am ˈbidl] N

1. beetle ZOOL:

beetle (insect)

scarabée m

beetle (genus)

coléoptère m

2. beetle TECH (tool):

beetle

maillet m

3. beetle inf MOTOR:

beetle

coccinelle f inf (modèle de Volkswagen)

II.beetle [Brit ˈbiːt(ə)l, Am ˈbidl] VB intr inf

to beetle in

entrer précipitamment

to beetle off

filer inf

I.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət] N

1. carpet:

carpet (fitted)

moquette f

carpet (loose)

tapis m

carpet attr beater

à tapis

carpet sale, showroom

de tapis

carpet shampoo

pour tapis

2. carpet fig:

carpet

tapis m

carpet of flowers/snow

tapis de fleurs/neige

II.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət] VB trans

1. carpet lit room:

carpet

mettre de la moquette dans

to carpet the living-room floor

mettre de la moquette dans le séjour

carpeted with flowers fig, liter

tapissé de fleurs

2. carpet (reprimand) fig:

carpet employee

passer un savon à

III.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət]

to be on the carpet inf

être sur la sellette

to brush or push or sweep sth under the carpet

enterrer or étouffer qc

carpet beetle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carpet beetle in the English»French Dictionary

beetle [ˈbi:tl, Am -t̬l] N

1. beetle ZOOL:

beetle

scarabée m

2. beetle inf AUTO:

beetle

coccinelle f

I.carpet [ˈkɑ:pɪt, Am ˈkɑ:rpət] N

1. carpet (floor covering):

carpet a. fig

tapis m

a carpet of flowers

un tapis de fleurs

2. carpet no pl (fitted carpet):

carpet

moquette f

carpet

tapis m plain Belg

fitted [or wall-to-wall Am] carpet

moquette f

to fit a carpet

poser de la moquette

Phrases:

to be on the carpet (be in trouble)

être sur la sellette

to sweep sth under the carpet

essayer de dissimuler qc

II.carpet [ˈkɑ:pɪt, Am ˈkɑ:rpət] VB trans

1. carpet (cover a floor):

to carpet sth

recouvrir qc d'un tapis

to carpet sth with fitted carpet

moquetter qc

2. carpet fig inf (severely reprimand):

carpet

réprimander