mat
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or…A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
» The dog was sleeping on the mat.
Der Hund lag schlafend auf der Matte.
Der Hund schlief auf der Matte.
Собака спала на подстилке.
Собака спала на коврике.
Пёс спал на подстилке.
Пёс спал на коврике.
Собака спав на килимку.
Meaning
8 sensesA flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in.
Matte
ко́врикkóvrik, полови́кpolovík, цино́вкаcinóvka
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
They put mats on the table during mealtimes.
a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
A floor pad to protect athletes.
The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat.
Matte, Matte, Unterlage
матmat, подсти́лкаpodstílka, подста́вкаpodstávka
A thickly tangled mess.
a mat of weeds
комkom, клубо́кklubók, of hair колту́нkoltún
a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
подсти́лкаpodstílka
A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
Iceland moss growing in a mat
An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
(uncountable)Vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities.
Examples
98 sentencesThe dog was sleeping on the mat.
Собака спав на килимку. — deniko
ruСобака спала на подстилке. — marafon
deDer Hund lag schlafend auf der Matte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wipe your shoes on the mat.
ruВытирайте ноги. — mrtaistoi
Put the key under the mat.
ruПоложи ключ под коврик. — odexed
deLeg den Schlüssel unter die Matte! — Luiaard
I found the key underneath the mat.
deIch fand den Schlüssel unter der Matte. — al_ex_an_der
Tom wiped his feet on the mat.
ruТом вытер ноги о коврик. — Wezel
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English matte (“mat”), from Old English meatte (“mat”), from Late LaInherited from Middle English matte (“mat”), from Old English meatte (“mat”), from Late Latin matta (“mat made of rushes”), from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).
Compare matte.
Borrowed from Russian мат (mat), abbreviated from the expression ма́терная брань (máternaja branʹ), ultimately from мать (matʹ, “mother”).
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Forms
plural: matsSynonyms
10 synonyms- sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports:gym mat
- mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture:matting
- a master's degree in teaching:Master of Arts in Teaching
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete:raft foundationraft
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss:flatnesslusterlessnesslustrelessnessmattmatte