upholster

[US]/ʌp'həʊlstə/
[UK]/ʌp'holstɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. pag-adorno; ayusin na may (mga karpet, kasangkapan, atbp.); maglagay ng mga unan sa (mga sofa, atbp.)
Word Forms
Past Participleupholstered
Past Tenseupholstered
Present Participleupholstering
Pluralupholsters
Third Person Singularupholsters

Phrases & Collocations

reupholster furniture

ibalot muli ang mga kasangkapan

upholster a chair

mag-upolster ng isang upuan

upholster a sofa

mag-upolster ng isang sofa

Example Sentences

a sofa upholstered in chintz.

Isang sofa na may takip na chintz.

upholstered in nubby blue cotton.

natatakpan ng magaspang na asul na cotton.

The young couple plan to upholster their bedroom with velvet.

Pinaplano ng mag-asawang bata na takpan ng belba ang kanilang silid-tulugan.

the low upholstered chair was one of the room's few comforts.

Ang mababang silyang natatakpan ay isa sa kakaunting aliw ng silid.

the room was furnished in slightly tatty upholstered furniture.

Ang silid ay pinagkuhanan ng bahagyang kupas na mga kasangkapang upholstered.

the chairs were upholstered in red velvet.

Ang mga silya ay natatakpan ng pulang belba.

Kartell usually specialise in moulded plastic furniture but this sofa consists of two upholstered oblong blocks resembling choc ices, and very little else.

Kadalasan, nagpapakadalubhasa ang Kartell sa mga kasangkapang plastik na hinubog, ngunit ang sofa na ito ay binubuo ng dalawang upholstered oblong blocks na kahawig ng choc ices, at napakaunti pa.

These mail-wagons were two-wheeled cabriolets, upholstered inside with fawn-colored leather, hung on springs, and having but two seats, one for the postboy, the other for the traveller.

Ang mga karwaheng ito ng koreo ay mga two-wheeled cabriolets, mayroong panloob na upholstery na gawa sa kulay-kamelyong balat, nakasabit sa mga springs, at mayroon lamang dalawang upuan, isa para sa postboy, at isa para sa manlalakbay.

Real-world Examples

The interior was upholstered in quilted gray chenille.

Ang interior ay natakpan ng mga tahi-tahing kulay-abo na chenille.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 2)

He was in a salon upholstered in red velvet with large pieces of gold lace.

Nasa isang salon siya na natakpan ng pulang belbot na may malalaking piraso ng gintong burda.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

A small armchair, upholstered in beige fabric, sat in the corner, its sagging seat testament to previous exhausted occupants.

Isang maliit na armchair, natakpan ng kulay-beige na tela, ang nakaupo sa sulok, ang lumulubog na upuan ay patunay sa mga nakaraang pagod na mga nakaupo.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

These furnishings followed the contours of the room, their lower parts leading to huge couches upholstered in maroon leather and curved for maximum comfort.

Ang mga kasangkapang ito ay sumunod sa mga kurba ng silid, ang kanilang mas mababang bahagi ay humahantong sa malalaking sofa na natakpan ng maroon na katad at may kurba para sa maximum na kaginhawaan.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

We went past her into a rather narrow room with several handsome oval mirrors and gray period furniture upholstered in blue damask.

Lumipas kami sa kanya papasok sa isang medyo makitid na silid na may ilang magagandang hugis-itlog na salamin at kulay-abo na kasangkapang pangkahon na natakpan ng asul na damask.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 2)

A stout woman upholstered in velvet, her flabby cheeks too much massaged, swirled by with her poodle straining at its leash—the effect being given of a tug bringing in an ocean liner.

Isang matatabang babae na natakpan ng belbot, ang kanyang malambot na pisngi ay sobra-sobrang namasahe, sumayaw sa kanya kasama ang kanyang poodle na sumusubok sa kanyang tali—ang epekto ay nagbibigay ng paghila na nagdadala ng isang ocean liner.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

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