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TAPIS ROUGE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
  • Etiquette and Protocol
  • Fashion and Styles (Clothing)
DEF

A strip of red carpeting laid for important dignitaries to walk on when arriving or departing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
  • Étiquette et protocole
  • Mode
PHR

dérouler le tapis rouge

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Relaciones internacionales
  • Etiqueta y protocolo
  • Moda
OBS

alfombra roja: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda la expresión española "alfombra roja" como una alternativa preferible al anglicismo "red carpet".

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