Translations for „welcome mat“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈwel·come mat N

1. welcome mat (at entrance):

welcome mat

Fußmatte f

welcome mat

Fußabtreter m

2. welcome mat fig (readiness to welcome):

to dust off the welcome mat for sb

sich acc jdm gegenüber gastfreundlich zeigen

to put the welcome mat out

den roten Teppich ausrollen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put the welcome mat out

den roten Teppich ausrollen

to put out the welcome mat for sb fig

jdm einen freundlichen Empfang bereiten

to dust off the welcome mat for sb

sich acc jdm gegenüber gastfreundlich zeigen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And no more leaving keys for others under the welcome mat or a flower pot.

recode.net

Today, however, that stereotypical ivory tower is an outward looking open-concept room with a welcome mat on the doorstep.

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