måtta — meaning in English

English meaning

• bed noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
• carpet noun A thick woven fabric covering used on floors.
• mat noun A flat piece of material laid on a floor to wipe feet, protect a surface, or decorate.
• mete verb To mete out: to deal out or distribute something, especially punishment or reward.
• moderation noun The avoidance of extremes; restraint.
• Rug noun A piece of thick fabric used to cover part of a floor.
• sate verb To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.

Senses

måtta is used for these senses in English:

• bed A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks.
• mete (transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
• moderation The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
• rug A partial covering for a floor. [1624]
• sate (transitive) To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.

bed — full definition

1. noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
2. noun A plot of ground prepared for growing plants.
3. noun The bottom of a body of water, such as a river or the sea.
4. verb To place something in a supportive layer or setting; to embed.

carpet — full definition

1. noun A thick woven fabric covering used on floors.
2. noun A thick layer of something covering a surface, resembling a carpet.
3. verb To cover a floor with carpet.
4. verb Informally, to scold someone severely.

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