wallpaper
gb/wˈɔlpˌeɪpɚ/ us/wˈɔlpˌeɪpɚ/
A2
Inglese
~ 3700
Accezioni
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Sostantivo
A2
entity
1
Paper or material on walls
Paper or material put on walls to make them look nice.
Schema d'uso:
[someone] puts wallpaper on [a wall]
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wallpaper' with 'wall paint'; wallpaper is a physical covering, not a liquid coating.
Sinonimi
wallcovering (A broader term that includes wallpaper and other materials for covering walls.)
Contrari
bare wall (Refers to a wall without any covering or decoration.)
Collocazioni
striped wallpaper
|floral wallpaper
|peel off wallpaper
|hang wallpaper
|remove wallpaper
Temi
home
|interior design
|daily life
|housing
|arts_entertainment
|daily_life
Esempi
- She chose a floral wallpaper for the living room.
- The old wallpaper was peeling off in several places.
- They hired a decorator to hang new wallpaper in the hallway.
- The kitchen's wallpaper has a bright, modern pattern.
- Removing the wallpaper revealed the original brick wall.
Esempi per chi studia
- The wallpaper in my room is blue.
- We put new wallpaper in the kitchen.
- The wallpaper has flowers on it.
- He takes down the old wallpaper.
- I see nice wallpaper in the shop.
Sostantivo
A2
entity
2
Background image on device screen
A picture or design that appears behind icons on a computer, phone, or tablet.
Schema d'uso:
[someone] sets [an image] as wallpaper
Errore comune:
Some learners confuse 'wallpaper' with 'screensaver'; a screensaver is an animation or image that appears when the device is idle, not the background image.
Sinonimi
background image (More descriptive and technical; refers specifically to the image shown behind other elements on a screen.)
Contrari
blank background (Refers to having no image, just a plain color as the background.)
Collocazioni
desktop wallpaper
|phone wallpaper
|change wallpaper
|download wallpaper
|set wallpaper
Temi
technology
|computers
|daily life
|communication
|daily_life
Esempi
- I set a photo of my dog as my phone's wallpaper.
- The new operating system comes with several beautiful wallpapers.
- He changed his desktop wallpaper to a mountain scene.
- You can download free wallpapers from many websites.
- Her tablet's wallpaper is a picture of her family.
Esempi per chi studia
- My phone has a cat as its wallpaper.
- I change my computer wallpaper every week.
- This is my favorite wallpaper for my laptop.
- I see a nice wallpaper on your screen.
- He puts a beach picture as his wallpaper.
Grammatica
Espressioni
wallpaper over the cracks
1/wˈɔlpˌeɪpɚ ˈoʊvɚ ðə kɹˈæks/
idiom
Hide problems without solving them
To make something look better by covering problems instead of fixing them.
Esempi
- The new policy wallpapers over the cracks in the education system but doesn't address the real issues.
- They tried to wallpaper over the cracks in their marriage by taking a vacation.