wallpaper

carta da parati

Carta colorata o decorata che si incolla alle pareti per abbellire una stanza.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: wall covering

Espressioni comuni: floral wallpaper, hang wallpaper, strip the wallpaper, patterned wallpaper

sfondo

Immagine o motivo dietro le icone sullo schermo di un computer o telefono.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: background, desktop background

Espressioni comuni: desktop wallpaper, change the wallpaper, phone wallpaper

modello di carta da parati

Un particolare motivo o stile di carta usata per decorare le pareti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: wallpaper design

Espressioni comuni: choose a wallpaper, a floral wallpaper, different wallpaper designs

tappezzare

Rivestire le pareti di una stanza con carta decorativa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: wallpaper something (We plan to wallpaper the bedroom.); wallpaper over something (They wallpapered over the old paint.)

Sinonimi: paper

Espressioni comuni: wallpaper a room, wallpaper the hallway, wallpaper over something