flooring

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A noun referring to the material or surface used to cover a floor, such as wood, tile, carpet, or laminate.

• 🇩🇪Material oder Belag für den Boden, wie Holz, Fliesen, Teppich oder Laminat.

1. Material for covering floors B1 formal

   A material or surface used to cover the floor of a building.

   • We chose hardwood flooring for the living room.
   • The kitchen has new vinyl flooring.
   • They installed laminate flooring throughout the house.

   🇩🇪Bodenbelag

   Synonyme: floor covering

2. Floors of a building B2 formal

   The floors or levels of a building, collectively.

   • The building has ten floors of office flooring.
   • The upper flooring houses the apartments.
   • Maintenance work is needed on the top flooring.

   🇩🇪Etagen eines Gebäudes

• floorings plural form
• floorings' possessive plural form
• flooring's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate surprising or shocking someone so much that they are unable to speak or act.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das ausdrückt, dass jemand durch etwas sehr überrascht oder schockiert wird, sodass er sprach- oder handlungsunfähig ist; auch: jemanden verblüffen oder fassungslos machen.

1. Knock down B2 informal

   To knock someone to the ground, usually with a punch or blow.

   • The boxer floored his opponent with one punch.
   • He was floored by the unexpected attack.
   • The strong wind floored several trees in the storm.

   🇩🇪Niederschlagen

   Synonyme: bowl overdeckdowndropfellflattenknock downknock overlevelprostrate

2. Shock or surprise greatly B2 informal

   To astonish or shock someone completely.

   • The news floored everyone in the office.
   • She was floored by the generous gift.
   • His performance floored the judges.

   🇩🇪Verblüffen

   Synonyme: astonishastounddumbfoundnonplusshockstaggerstuntake aback

   Antonyme: calmcomfortreassuresoothe

3. Confuse or baffle C1 informal

   To confuse or perplex someone completely.

   • The complex math problem floored the students.
   • The lawyer's argument floored the jury.
   • That question really floored me during the interview.

   🇩🇪Verwirren

   Synonyme: bafflebewilderconfounddisconcertflummoxnonplusperplexpuzzlestumpstymiethrow

   Antonyme: clarifyenlightenexplainilluminate

• floored past participle
• floored past simple
• flooring present participle
• floors third person singular