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paper [ˈpeɪpə] n 1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a substance made from cellulose fibres derived from rags, wood, etc., often with other additives, and formed into flat thin sheets suitable for writing on, decorating walls, wrapping, etc. Related adj papyraceous 2. a single piece of such material, esp if written or printed on 3. (usually plural) documents for establishing the identity of the bearer; credentials 4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (plural) Also called ship's papers official documents relating to the ownership, cargo, etc., of a ship 5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (plural) collected diaries, letters, etc. 6. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) See newspaper, wallpaper 8. (Social Science / Education) a lecture or short published treatise on a specific subject 9. (Social Science / Education) a short essay, as by a student 10. (Social Science / Education) a. a set of written examination questions b. the student's answers 11. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Commerce See commercial paper 12. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre slang a free ticket on paper in theory, as opposed to fact it was a good idea on paper, but failed in practice adj 1. made of paper paper cups do not last long 2. thin like paper paper walls 3. (prenominal) existing only as recorded on paper but not yet in practice paper profits paper expenditure 4. taking place in writing paper battles vb
1. to cover (walls) with wallpaper 2. (tr) to cover or furnish with paper 3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (tr) Theatre slang to fill (a performance) by giving away free tickets (esp in the phrase paper the house) See also paper over [from Latin papyrus] paperer n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
paper noun 1. newspaper, news, daily, journal, organ, rag (informal), tabloid, gazette, broadsheet The story is in all the papers. 2. essay, study, article, analysis, script, composition, assignment, thesis, critique, treatise, dissertation, monograph He has just written a paper on the subject. 3. examination, test, exam the applied mathematics paper plural noun 1. letters, records, documents, file, diaries, archive, paperwork, dossier After her death, her papers were collected and published. 2. documents, records, certificates, identification, deeds, identity papers, I.D. (informal) people who were trying to leave the country with forged papers verb 2. in writing, written down, on (the) record, in print, in black and white It is important to get something down on paper. 3. in theory, ideally, theoretically, in the abstract On paper, he is the best man for the job. paper something over or paper over something cover up, hide, disguise, conceal, camouflage, whitewash, gloss over, airbrush Their differences were papered over, but not resolved. Related words adjective papyraceous Translations paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] A. N 1. (= material) → papel m; (= wallpaper) → papel m pintado a piece of paper → un papel, una hoja(de papel) to put sth down on paper; commit sth to paper → poner algo por escrito on paper (fig) → en teoría, sobre el papel it's not worth the paper it's written on → no vale para nada 2. (= newspaper) → periódico m, diario m to write to the paper about sth → escribir una carta al director de un periódico sobre algo the papers → los periódicos, la prensa to write for the papers → colaborar en los periódicos, escribir artículos para los periódicos it came out in the papers → salió en los periódicos 3. papers (= writings, documents) → papeles mpl; (= identity papers) → documentación f, papeles mpl your papers, please → la documentación, por favor Churchill's private papers → los papeles personales de Churchill his divorce papers have just come through → han llegado los papeles de su divorcio ship's papers → documentación f del barco 4. (Univ etc) (= essay) → ejercicio m, ensayo m; (= exam) → examen m to do a good paper in maths → hacer un buen examen de matemáticas to set a paper in physics → poner un examen de física 5. (scholarly, written) → artículo m; (read aloud) → ponencia f, comunicación f we heard a good paper on place names → escuchamos una buena ponencia sobre toponimia C. CPD → de papel paper advance N (on printer) → avance m de papel paper bag N → bolsa f de papel he couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag → es un gallina paper chain N → cadeneta f de papel paper chase N → rallye-paper m paper clip N → clip m, sujetapapeles m inv paper credit N (Fin) → papel m crédito paper cup N → vaso m de cartón paper currency N → papel m moneda paper fastener N → grapa f paper feed(er) N → alimentador m de papel paper handkerchief, paper hankie N → pañuelo m de papel paper industry N → industria f papelera paper knife N → abrecartas m inv paper lantern N → farolillo m de papel paper loss N (Fin) pérdida que tiene lugar cuando baja el valor de una acción etc sin venderse ésta paper mill N → fábrica f de papel, papelera f paper money N (gen) → papel m moneda; (= banknotes) → billetes mpl de banco paper profit N (Fin) → beneficio m no realizado paper qualifications NPL → títulos mpl paper round N → reparto m de periódicos to do a paper round → repartir periódicos paper shop N (Brit) → tienda f de periódicos, quiosco m paper tape N → cinta f de papel paper tiger N (fig) → tigre m de papel paper tissue N → pañuelo m de papel, tisú m paper towel N → toallita f de papel paper trail N (esp US) → pruebas fpl documentales paper over VI + PREP 1. (lit) → empapelar paper [ˈpeɪpər] n (gen) → papier m a piece of paper (= odd bit) → un morceau de papier (= sheet) → une feuille de papier to put sth down on paper → mettre qch par écrit it's not worth the paper it is written on [promise, agreement, guarantee] → c'est un chiffon de papier (= study, article) → papier m to write a paper → écrire un papier to publish a paper → publier un papier He's just published a paper in the journal Nature → Il vient juste de publier un papier dans le journal Nature. to give a paper → faire un exposé I've been asked to give a paper on nuclear fission → On m'a demandé de faire un exposé sur la fission nucléaire. (= exam) → épreuve f écrite an exam paper (= exam) → une épreuve écrite (= question paper) → une copie d'examen (= discussion document) → rapport m a new government paper on European policy → un nouveau rapport gouvernemental sur la politique européenne (also wallpaper) → papier m (also wrapping paper) → papier m adj [plate, tissue, aeroplane] → en papier paper towel paper n (= material) → Papier nt; a piece of paper → ein Stück nt → Papier; a sheet of paper → ein Blatt nt → Papier; a writer who finds it hard to commit himself to paper → ein Schriftsteller, der nur zögernd etwas zu Papier bringt; to get or put something down on paper → etw schriftlich festhalten; can we get your acceptance down on paper? → können wir Ihre Einwilligung schriftlich haben?; on paper they’re the best firm → auf dem Papier ist das die beste Firma; it’s not worth the paper it’s written on → das ist schade ums Papier, auf dem es steht; the walls are like paper → die Wände sind wie Pappe (= newspaper) → Zeitung f; to write to the papers about something → Leserbriefe/einen Leserbrief über etw (acc) → schreiben; he’s/his name is always in the papers → er/sein Name steht ständig in der Zeitung papers pl (= identity papers) → Papiere pl (= set of questions in exam) → Testbogen m; (= exam) (Univ) → Klausur f; (Sch) → Arbeit f; to do a good paper in maths → eine gute Mathematikklausur/-arbeit schreiben (academic) → Referat nt, → Paper nt (inf); he’s going to give or read a paper to the society → er wird vor der Gesellschaft ein Referat halten (= wallpaper) → Tapete f (Parl) a white paper → ein Weißbuch nt vt wall, room → tapezieren paper in cpds → Papier-; paperback n → Taschenbuch nt, → Paperback nt (inf) paper bag n → Papiertüte f; they couldn’t fight/play their way out of a (wet) paper (hum) → sie sind zu (überhaupt) nichts zu gebrauchen paper bank n → Altpapiercontainer m paper-bound n book → broschiert paperboy n → Zeitungsjunge m paper chain n → Girlande f paper chase n → Schnitzeljagd f paperclip n → Büroklammer f paper cup n → Pappbecher m paper feed n (Comput) → Papiervorschub m paper format n (Comput) → Papierformat nt paper girl n → Zeitungsmädchen nt paper handkerchief n → Papiertaschentuch nt, → ˜ Tempo(taschen)tuch® nt paper handling n (Comput, of printer) → Papierführung f paperhanger n → Tapezierer(in) m(f) paperhanging n → Tapezieren nt paper jam n (of printer etc) → Papierstau m paperknife n → Brieföffner m paper lantern n → Lampion m paper mill n → Papierfabrik f, → Papiermühle f paper money n → Papiergeld nt paper napkin n → Papierserviette f paper plate n → Pappteller m paper profit n → rechnerischer Gewinn paper shop n (Brit) → Zeitungsladen m paper size n → Papierformat nt paper source n (of printer etc) → Papierzufuhr f paper tape n → Lochstreifen m paper-thin adj slice → hauchdünn; (fig) wall → hauchdünn, hellhörig; a paper majority → eine hauchdünne Mehrheit paper tiger n → Papiertiger m paper tissue n → Papiertuch nt paper trail n (US) → belastende Unterlagen pl; investigations found a paper of documents → Nachforschungen brachten belastende Dokumente zutage paper tray n (Comput, for printer etc) → Papierschacht m paperweight n → Briefbeschwerer m paperwork n → Schreibarbeit f paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] 1. n a. (material) → carta; (wallpaper) → carta da parati, tappezzeria a piece of paper (odd bit) → un pezzo di carta (sheet) → un foglio (di carta) on paper → sulla carta to put sth down on paper → mettere qc per iscritto 2. vt (wall, room) → tappezzare paper over vi + prep to paper over the cracks (fig) → appianare le divergenze paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] 1. n a. (material) → carta; (wallpaper) → carta da parati, tappezzeria a piece of paper (odd bit) → un pezzo di carta (sheet) → un foglio (di carta) on paper → sulla carta to put sth down on paper → mettere qc per iscritto 2. vt (wall, room) → tappezzare paper over vi + prep to paper over the cracks (fig) → appianare le divergenze n paper [ˈpeipə] 1 the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc I need paper and a pen to write a letter; (also adjective ) a paper bag. papier وَرَق хартия papír(ový) papir; papir- das Papier, Papier-... χαρτί papel paber کاغذ paperi (en/de) papier נְיָר कागज papir papír kertas pappír carta; di carta 紙 종이 popierius papīrs kertas papier papir papier papel (de/din) hârtie бумага papier; papierový papir; papirnat papir papper กระดาษ (boş) kâğıt 紙 папір کاغذ giấy 纸 2 a single (often printed or typed) piece of this There were papers all over his desk. papier وَرَقَه، قِطعَة وَرَق документ list papíru papir das Papier φύλλο χαρτιού papel paber ورق؛ برگ paperi (feuille de) papier נְיָר कागज dokumenti,spisi papírlapok; írások kertas (pappírs)blað (foglio di) carta 書類 한 장의 종이, 서류 raštas, dokumentas, pranešimas dokuments kertas blad papier ark, blad, stykke papir papier papel (foaie de) hârtie лист бумаги list papiera papir papir papper ใบปลิว (yazılı) kâğıt 一張紙 папір; листок ورق، کاغذ tờ giấy 一张纸 3 a newspaper Have you read the paper? koerant جَريدَه، صَحيفَه вестник noviny avis die Zeitung εφημερίδα periódico ajaleht روزنامه sanomalehti journal עִיתוֹן अखबार, समाचार पत्र novine újság surat kabar dagblað giornale 新聞 신문 laikraštis laikraksts surat khabar krant avis gazeta jornal ziar газета noviny časopis novine tidning หนังสือพิมพ์ gazete 報紙 газета اخبار báo 报纸 4 a group of questions for a written examination The Latin paper was very difficult. vraestel وَرَقة أسئِلَة إمتحان въпроси за изпит písemka, test skriftlig eksamensopgave die Prüfungsarbeit γραπτή εξέταση examen kirjaliku eksami küsimused امتحان کتبی koepaperi épreuve בְּחִינָה परीक्षा पत्र ispitni pismeni zadatak dolgozat, írásbeli (vizsga) ujian tertulis (skriflegt) próf compito, esame 筆記試験 시험 egzaminas raštu, testas (eksāmena) biļete kertas soalan schriftelijke test prøve, oppgave, stil test, egzamin exame lucrare (scrisă) экзаменационная работа písomka, test naloga test skriftligt prov ข้อสอบ sınav 考卷 іспитовий білет پرچۂ سوالات đề bài thi 考卷 5 (in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc The policeman demanded my papers. dokumente وَثائِق، مُسْتَنَدات документи průkaz, papíry identitetspapirer die Papiere (pl.) χαρτιά, επίσημα στοιχεία (πληθ.) papeles, documentos dokumendid اوراق هویت henkilöllisyystodistus papiers (d'identité) תְּעוּדוֹת कागजात, दस्तावेज isprave, dokumenti dolgozat, előadás surat keterangan skilríki documento 身分証明書 신분 증명서 dokumentai (personas) dokumenti dokumen pengenalan diri documenten papirer dokumenty documentos acte (de identitate) документы preukaz, papiere dokumenti dokumenta legitimationshandling บัตรประจำตัว belge, evrak, kimlik 身份證,證件 особисті документи شناخت نامہ giấy tờ 身份证,证件 adj papery like paper papery leaves. papieragtig وَرَقِي като хартия papírovitý papiragtig papierähnlich που είναι σαν χαρτί parecido al papel, como de papel paberitaoline کاغذ مانند paperinohut mince comme le papier דַק כְּניָר कागजी papirnat papírszerű seperti kertas pappírslegur (simile a carta) 紙のような 종이 같은 kaip popierius papīram līdzīgs spt kertas papierachtig papirtynn, papiraktig jak papier como papel (ca) de hârtie бумажный papierovitý tenek kot papir papirni som papper, papperslik ที่เหมือนกระดาษ kâğıt gibi, ince 似紙的 схожий на папір کاغذ جيسا mỏng như giấy 似纸的 n paperback a book with a paper cover. sagtebandboek كِتاب بِغِلاف من وَرَق книга с меки корици brožovaná kniha paperback das Paperback χαρτόδετο βιβλίο libro en rústica pehmekaaneline raamat کتابی با جلد نازک taskukirja livre de poche סֵפֶר בִּכּרִיכָה רַכָּה कागज जिल्द, कागज चढ़ी पुस्तक broširana (obično đepna) knjiga puha kötésű (v. puhafedeles) könyv sampul kertas pappírskilja libro tascabile, ペーパーバック 페이퍼백, 종이 표지의 책 knyga plonu viršeliu brošēta (plānos vākos) grāmata berkulit lembut paperback heftet bok, billigbok książka w miękkiej oprawce livro de bolso carte cu copertă necartonată книга в мягком переплёте kniha v mäkkej väzbe broširana knjiga knjiga sa mekanim koricama pocketbok หนังสือปกอ่อน karton kapaklı kitap 平裝本 книжка в паперовій обкладинці غير مجلد کتاب sách bìa mềm 平装本 adj paperback novels. sagtebandagtig رِوايات ذات غِلاف وَرَقي евтин brožovaný paperback- Paperback-... χαρτόδετος de bolsillo pehmekaaneline جلد نازک paperikantinen de poche בִּכּרִיכָה רַכָּה पेपरबैक đepna knjiga puhafedeles, papírkötésű sampul kertas pappírskilju- tascabile ペーパーバックの 염가 본 (보급판)의 aptaisytas plonu viršeliu brošēts berkulit lembut pocket{#169} heftet, i billigutgave w miękkiej oprawce de bolso broşat в мягком переплёте v mäkkej väzbe broširan koji ima mekane korice häftad, pocket- ที่มีปกอ่อน karton kapaklı 平裝的 такий, що в паперовій обкладинці غير مجلد ناول bìa giấy 平装的 n paper-clip a small, usually metal clip for holding papers together She attached her note to the papers with a paper-clip. skuifspeld مِشْبَك للوَرَق кламер sponka clips die Büroklammer συνδετήρας sujetapapeles kirjaklamber گیره کاغذ paperiliitin trombone מְהַדֵק कागज का क्लिप, कागजों को संलग्न करने वाली क्लिप spajalica gemkapocs penjepit kertas bréfaklemma graffetta, clip 紙ばさみ 종이 집게, 클립 sąvaržėlė (papīra) saspraude klip kertas paperclip binders spinacz clipe agrafă pentru hârtii скрепка для бумаг spinka sponka spajalica pappersklämma, gem ที่หนีบกระดาษ ataş, tel raptiye 紙夾 скрепка دھات کي کلپ جس سے کاغذات کو باندھتے ہيں cái kẹp giấy 纸夹 n paper-knife a knife used for opening envelopes etc. briewemes فَتّاحة مَظاريف нож за хартия nůž na dopisy papirkniv der Brieföffner χαρτοκόπτης cortapapeles, abrecartas paberinuga کارد پاکت بازکن paperiveitsi coupe-papier סַכִּין מִכתָבִים पत्र कर्तक, कागज चाकू, कागज कार्तित्र nož za papir papírvágó kés pisau kertas bréfahnífur tagliacarte 紙切りナイフ 종이 자르는 칼 peilis popieriui pjaustyti papīrnazis pisau pembuka sampul surat papiermes brevåpner, papirkniv nóż do papieru corta-papéis нож для разрезания бумаги nôž na listy nož za papir nož za otvaranje pisama papperskniv มีดสำหรับเปิดซองจดหมาย zarf açacağı 裁紙刀 розрізний ніж, ніж для паперу کاغذ تراش چاقو dao rọc giấy 裁纸刀 paper sculpture the art of modelling with folded paper. papierbeeldjie فَن موديلات الأزياء الوَرَقيَّه оригами modelování ze skládaného papíru origami die Papierfaltkunst χαρτογλυπτική papiroflexia paberskulptuur مجسمه سازی با کاغذ paperintaittelu origami אוֹרִיגָאמִי कागज मोड़ कर बनाए गए माडल modeliranje papirom papírszobrászat seni melipat kertas pappírsskúlptur/-mótun origami 紙細工 종이 조각(彫刻) modelių lankstymas iš popieriaus veidošana no papīra seni lipatan kertas papiervouwkunst origami, papirbrettingskunst modelowanie z papier mach\'e origâmi QUERY оригами modelovanie zo skladaného papiera umetnost pregibanja papirja, origami skulpture od papira pappersvikning, origami งานป้นจากกระดาษ kâğıtla model yapma sanatı 紙製雕塑品 паперова скульптура کاغذي نقاشي کا فن nghệ thuật 纸制雕塑品 n paperweight a small, heavy object which can be put on top of pieces of paper to keep them in place, also used as an ornament. papiergewig ثُقّالة الوَرَق преспапие těžítko brevpresser der Briefbeschwerer πρες παπιέ pisapapeles paberivajutis وزنه کاغذ paperipaino presse-papiers מִשקוֹלֶת נְיָרוֹת कागज दाब pritiskivač za papire levélnehezék penindih kertas bréfapressa fermacarte 文ちん 문진 prespapjė prese (rakstāmgalda piederums) penindih kertas presse{#169}papier brevpresse przycisk pesa-papéis presse-papier пресс-папье ťažidlo (na papier) pisemski obtežilnik držač papira brevpress ที่ทับกระดาษ kâğıt tutucu 鎮紙,書鎮 прес-пап'є کاغذ کو اڑنے سے بچانے والا وزن cái chặn giấy 镇纸,书镇 n paperwork the part of a job which consists of keeping files, writing letters etc I spend most of my time on paperwork. papierwerk, dokumentasie عَمَل تَقارير وأوراق писмена работа papírování papirarbejde die Büroarbeit γραφική εργασία trabajo administrativo/de oficina paberiasjandus کار دفتری paperityöt travail de bureau נַייֶרֶת अजिल्द, कागजी कार्यवाही administrativni posao,”papirologija” papírmunka kerja tulis-menulis pappírsvinna (lavoro d'ufficio) 書類事務 서류업무 kanceliarinis darbas, raštvedyba lietvedība; rakstu darbi kerja menulis papierwerk skrive-/kontorarbeid robota papierkowa papelada muncă de birou канцелярская работа papierovanie pisarniška opravila papirologija pappers-, skrivbordsarbete เอกสาร kırtasiye(cilik), evrak işi 文書工作 канцелярська робота کاغذ کا کام công việc giấy tờ 文书工作 paper → وَرَقة papír papir Papier χαρτί papel paperi papier papir carta 紙 종이 papier papir papier papel бумага papper กระดาษ kağıt giấy 纸 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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