wallpaper

papier peint

Papier coloré ou à motifs qu’on colle sur les murs pour décorer une pièce.

En anglais simple : Paper with colors or patterns that you stick onto walls to decorate a room.

• The wallpaper is blue.
• We chose striped wallpaper for the bedroom.
• Old wallpaper was peeling off the wall.

Synonymes : wall covering

Expressions courantes : floral wallpaper, hang wallpaper, strip the wallpaper, patterned wallpaper

fond d’écran

Image ou motif affiché derrière les icônes sur l’écran d’un ordinateur ou d’un téléphone.

En anglais simple : A picture or pattern behind the icons on a computer or phone screen.

• I changed my phone wallpaper.
• Her desktop wallpaper shows a snowy mountain.
• You can use this photo as wallpaper.

Synonymes : background, desktop background

Expressions courantes : desktop wallpaper, change the wallpaper, phone wallpaper

modèle de papier peint

Un motif ou un style particulier de papier destiné à décorer les murs.

En anglais simple : A particular pattern or style of decorative paper for walls.

• This wallpaper comes in three colors.
• She compared several wallpapers before choosing a floral design.
• The shop sells wallpapers with bold geometric patterns.

Synonymes : wallpaper design

Expressions courantes : choose a wallpaper, a floral wallpaper, different wallpaper designs

tapisser

Recouvrir les murs d’une pièce de papier décoratif.

En anglais simple : To cover the walls of a room with decorative paper.

• We will wallpaper the bedroom.
• She wallpapered the hall last weekend.
• Have you ever wallpapered a ceiling?

Comment l'utiliser : wallpaper something (We plan to wallpaper the bedroom.); wallpaper over something (They wallpapered over the old paint.)

Synonymes : paper

Expressions courantes : wallpaper a room, wallpaper the hallway, wallpaper over something