countable
count
common
concrete
rug, carpeting
Aladdin rode on the flying carpet.
ركب علاء الدين على بِساط الريح.
My annoying brother always pulls the carpet from under me.
دائماً ما يسحب أخي المزعج البِساط من تحت أقدامي.
I want to buy a pink carpet for my room.
أريد شراء بِساط ورديّ لغرفتي.
Imagine if this was a magic carpet that could fly us away!
تخيل لو كان هذا بِساطاً سحرياً يمكنه الطيران بنا بعيداً!
She lied down on the carpet and couldn't move from exhaustion.
استلقت على البِساط ولم تستطع التحرك من التعب.
on the carpet
وبَّخ على خطأ ما
When my team lost that big client, the boss called me on the carpet.
sweep something under the carpet/ brush (something) under the carpet
أخفى شيئاً تحت البساط (أي بمعنى أخفاه عن العلن)
The senator has been accused of trying to sweep his former drug use under the carpet.
roll out the red carpet
فرد البساط الأحمر (أي بمعنى رحب بشخص ترحيباً حاراً)
We're just popping by for a cup of tea and a quick catch-up, no need to roll out the red carpet!
Middle English (denoting a thick fabric used as a cover for a table or bed): from Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita, from obsolete Italian carpita 'woollen counterpane', based on Latin carpere 'pluck, pull to pieces'.
