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wall-to-wall

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wall-to-wall (wôlt-wôl)
adj.
1. Completely covering a floor: wall-to-wall carpeting.
2. Informal
a. Present or spreading throughout an entire area: wall-to-wall people at the reception.
b. Found everywhere or including everything; pervasive: wall-to-wall luxury.
n.
A carpet that completely covers a floor.

wall-to-wall
adj
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (of carpeting) completely covering a floor
2. Informal as far as the eye can see; widespread wall-to-wall sales in the high street shops
Translations
wall-to-wall [ˈwɔːltəˈwɔːl]
A. ADJ
1. wall-to-wall carpetingmoqueta f, alfombra f de pared a pared
2. (fig) [football, music etc] → a todas horas
there were wall-to-wall peoplehabía gente a rebosar, estaba abarrotado de gente
B. ADV the room was filled wall-to-wall with peoplela sala estaba atestada or repleta de gente
wall-to-wall [ˌwɔːltəˈwɔːl] adj wall-to-wall carpetingmoquette f


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