drape

drape
[dreɪp] vt
1) (cover loosely)
to \drape sth [in [or with] sth] etw [mit etw dat] bedecken [o behängen];
2) (place on)
to \drape sth [around/over] sth etw [um/über etw akk] drapieren;
she \draped the silk scarf around her bare shoulders sie legte sich das Seidentuch anmutig um die bloßen Schultern;
I saw him last night in the pub with some woman \draped all over him ich habe ihn gestern Abend in der Kneipe gesehen, in enger Umschlingung mit einer Frau vi herabhängen, herabfallen;
clothes in woollen fabrics \drape well Kleider aus Wollstoffen fallen schön n
1) no pl (way of hanging) Fall m
2) (fold)
\drapes pl Falten fpl
3) (esp Am) (curtains)
\drapes pl Vorhänge mpl, Gardinen fpl

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