Meanings (ES + gloss)
alfombrar
To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring.
The builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new house.
alfombrar • cubrir
To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.
Georgian and Regency houses cluster picturesquely around the sloping village green, which in springtime is carpeted with daffodils.
Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema.
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