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Meaning of red carpet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A strip of red carpet that is laid for a VIP to walk on.
VIP treatment.
broadly, figuratively

Equivalents

العربية سَجَّادَة حَمْرَاء

Deutsch Roter Teppich

Español alfombra roja

Français tapis rouge

עברית שָׁטִיחַ אָדֹם

Magyar vörös szőnyeg

Italiano red carpet tappeto rosso

日本語レッドカーペット

한국어 레드카펫

Nederlands rode loper

Português tapete vermelho

Русский кра́сная доро́жка

Tiếng Việt thảm đỏ

Examples

“I've been gunged on children's TV, hung out with some actors off that soap Dad used to watch, done a photoshoot for a major highstreet fashion outlet and now here we are on the red carpet, outside the cinema in Leicester Square […]”

“This time, the actor was in uncomfortably touchy-feely form. First he sidled up behind Scarlett Johansson as she posed on the red carpet, kissed her, and slid his hand around her waist.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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Meaning of red carpet | Babel Free

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