"a tappeto" meaning in Italian

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally, “at carpet”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|at carpet}} “at carpet”, {{lit|at carpet}} Literally, “at carpet” Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} a tappeto
  1. done in a systematic and thorough way; wall-to-wall Related terms: bombardamento a tappeto
    Sense id: en-a_tappeto-it-prep_phrase-hhUPy-3K

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      "args": {
        "1": "at carpet"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “at carpet”",
      "name": "lit"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “at carpet”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "prepositional phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "a tappeto",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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    {
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        {
          "english": "thorough investigation",
          "text": "indagine a tappeto",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Abetted by wall-to-wall coverage in the local press, the Kenyan response to our presence was over the top.\n(literally, “Abetted by wall-to-wall coverage on the part of the local press, the Kenyan response to our presence was overwhelming.”)",
          "ref": "2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri",
          "text": "Complice la copertura a tappeto da parte della stampa locale, la risposta dei keniani alla nostra presenza fu travolgente.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "This data from mediaQuant allow for a completely preliminary projection: in these days, Trump is systematically covering intermediation with public opinion and could obtain free coverage equal to about 200 million dollars at the moment in which the finances of his campaign appear less solid.",
          "ref": "2020 October 5, Mario Platero, “Trump monopolizza l'interesse dei media: pubblicità gratuita nel confronto con Biden [Trump monopolizes the media's interest: free press with comparison to Biden]”, in la Repubblica",
          "text": "Questi dati di mediaQuant consentono una proiezione del tutto preliminare: in questi giorni Trump copre a tappeto l'intermediazione con l'opinione pubblica e potrebbe ottenere una copertura gratuita pari a circa 200 milioni di dollari nel momento in cui le finanze della sua campagna apparivano meno solide.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "done in a systematic and thorough way; wall-to-wall"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "bombardamento a tappeto"
        }
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "at carpet"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “at carpet”",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “at carpet”.",
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    {
      "word": "bombardamento a tappeto"
    }
  ],
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        "Italian lemmas",
        "Italian multiword terms",
        "Italian prepositional phrases",
        "Italian terms with quotations",
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "thorough investigation",
          "text": "indagine a tappeto",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Abetted by wall-to-wall coverage in the local press, the Kenyan response to our presence was over the top.\n(literally, “Abetted by wall-to-wall coverage on the part of the local press, the Kenyan response to our presence was overwhelming.”)",
          "ref": "2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri",
          "text": "Complice la copertura a tappeto da parte della stampa locale, la risposta dei keniani alla nostra presenza fu travolgente.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "This data from mediaQuant allow for a completely preliminary projection: in these days, Trump is systematically covering intermediation with public opinion and could obtain free coverage equal to about 200 million dollars at the moment in which the finances of his campaign appear less solid.",
          "ref": "2020 October 5, Mario Platero, “Trump monopolizza l'interesse dei media: pubblicità gratuita nel confronto con Biden [Trump monopolizes the media's interest: free press with comparison to Biden]”, in la Repubblica",
          "text": "Questi dati di mediaQuant consentono una proiezione del tutto preliminare: in questi giorni Trump copre a tappeto l'intermediazione con l'opinione pubblica e potrebbe ottenere una copertura gratuita pari a circa 200 milioni di dollari nel momento in cui le finanze della sua campagna apparivano meno solide.",
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          "thorough",
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