Wallpaper

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Related terms

English

Noun

wallpaper (uncountable)

1. A decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
2. (computing) An image used to cover and thereby personalize a desktop.

Translations

decorative paper for walls

Breton: paper-moger m Catalan: paper m, paper pintat, paper d'empaperar Chinese: Simplified Chinese: 壁纸 (bì zhǐ) Traditional Chinese: 壁紙, 牆紙 (only in Cantonese) Dutch: behang n, behangpapier n, behangselpapier n Estonian: tapeet Finnish: tapetti French: papier peint m German: Tapete f Russian: обои мн.р.

Hebrew: טפט (Ta'pet) m טפיטי נייר נְייָר־קִיר Italian: carta da parati f Polish: tapeta f Portuguese: papel de parede Spanish: papel pintado m, papel tapiz Swedish: tapet c Turkish: duvar kâğıdı

computing: image used to cover a desktop

German: Hintergrundbild n, Wallpaper

Transitive verb

to wallpaper (wallpapering, wallpapered, wallpapered)

1. To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

Synonyms

• (cover with wallpaper): paper

Translations

cover with wallpaper

Chinese: Simplified Chinese: 贴壁纸 (tiē bì zhǐ) Traditional Chinese: 貼壁紙 Dutch: behangen Estonian: tapetseerima, tapeetima, tapeediga katma Finnish: tapetoida

French: (wall) tapisser; (room) tapisser German: tapezieren Polish: tapetować Swedish: tapetsera

Related terms

• wall
• paper

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