see|Mat.|mât|mať|mạt
English

Pronunciation
AHD|/m�t/
IPA|/mæt/
SAMPA|/m{t/
audio|en-us-mat.ogg|Audio (US)
*Homophones: Matt, matte
:Rhymes: rhymes:English:-æt|-æt

Noun
wikipedia
mat

1. A flat piece of coarse material used for wipe|wiping one�s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering
2. A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster
3. athletics A floor pad to protect athletes
4. A thickly tangled mess, of hair etc
5. a thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame

Translations
trans-top|floor
German: Matte f
Italian: stuoia f
trans-mid
Spanish: alfombrilla f, felpudo m
trans-bottom

trans-top|protector
German: Matte f
trans-mid
Spanish: salvamanteles m invariant, posavasos m invariant (coaster)
trans-bottom

trans-top|athletics
German: Matte f
trans-mid
Spanish: colchoneta f
trans-bottom

Verb
to mat

1. to cover, protect or decorate (something) with mats
2. to form a thick, tangled mess

Related terms
doormat
place mat
welcome mat

Dutch

Noun
mat (Plural: matten, diminutive: matje)

1. rug
2. checkmate

Verb
mat

1. singular past tense of meten

French

Homophones
maths

Adjective
mat, mate (''f')

1. matt
2. pale

Noun
mat

1. checkmate

Norwegian

Noun
mat m

1. food

See also
føde m|f
næring m|f

Romansch

Etymology
L.|rm maritus

Noun
infl|rm|noun|gender=m

1. boy

Slovak

Etymology
:from Arabic of Persian origin sh�h m�t (the king is left unable to escape)

Noun
:mat m, maty pl
:mat stem
:matu gensg

1. the final move in a chess game, the checkmate

Derived terms
matový -á -é

Related terms
Å¡ach-mat#Slovak|Å¡ach-mat

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-mat.ogg|audio

Noun
infl|sv|noun|g=c
sv-noun-unc-irreg-c|2=maten

1. food

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• 2007-12-05 19:18 - Mike - /* Swedish */

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