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wallpaper

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wall·pa·per  (wôlppr)
n.
1. Paper often colored and printed with designs and pasted to a wall as a decorative covering.
2. Computer Science A picture or design displayed on the background of a computer screen.
v. wall·pa·pered, wall·pa·per·ing, wall·pa·pers
v.tr.
To cover with or as if with wallpaper.
v.intr.
To decorate a wall or room with wallpaper.

wallpaper [ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) paper usually printed or embossed with designs for pasting onto walls and ceilings
2.
a.  something pleasant but bland which serves as an unobtrusive background
b.  (as modifier) wallpaper music
vb
1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a graphics file that can be displayed in certain applications behind or around the main dialogue boxes, working display areas, etc., for decoration
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to cover (a surface) with wallpaper
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wallpaperwallpaper - a decorative paper for the walls of rooms
paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
Verb1.wallpaperwallpaper - cover with wallpaper                
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
Translations
wallpaper [ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpəʳ]
A.
1. (for walls) Npapel m pintado
2. (Comput) → fondo m de escritorio
B. VTempapelar

wallpaper [ˈwɔːlpeɪpər]
n
(on wall)papier m peint
(= computer background) → papier m peint, fond m d'écran
vt [+ room] → mettre du papier peint dans; [+ wall] → mettre du papier peint sur
wallpaper paste ncolle f à papier peint
Wall Street n
(= place) → Wall Street f
on Wall Street → à Wall Street
(= Stock Exchange) → la Bourse de New York
wall-to-wall [ˌwɔːltəˈwɔːɒl] adj
wall-to-wall carpet → moquette f
(= continuous) [coverage, news] → en continu

wallpaper [ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpəʳ] ncarta da parati, tappezzeria
wallpaper [ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpəʳ] ncarta da parati, tappezzeria

wallpaper ورق حائط tapeta tapet Tapete ταπετσαρία papel de colgadura, papel pintado tapetti papier peint tapete carta da parati 壁紙 벽지 behang tapet tapeta papel de parede обои tapet กระดาษบุผนังหรือเพดาน duvar kağıdı giấy dán tường 壁纸


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The wallpaper was a fiery red, with huge gold figures in it, well smirched by time, and it covered all the doors.
Then he climbed on the stool and, with his nose to the wallpaper, seemed to be looking for something.
Con- trasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
 
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