paper

paper
paper [{{t}}'peɪpə(r)]
1 noun
(a) (UNCOUNT) (material) papier m;
a piece/sheet of paper un bout/une feuille de papier;
the paper industry l'industrie f papetière, la papeterie;
he wants it on paper il veut que ce soit écrit;
to put sth down on paper mettre qch par écrit;
on paper, they're by far the better side sur le papier ou a priori, c'est de loin la meilleure équipe;
it's a good plan on paper ce projet est excellent en théorie
(b) (newspaper) journal m;
it's in all the morning papers c'est dans tous les journaux du matin;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} go peddle your papers! va voir ailleurs si j'y suis!
(c) (usu pl) (document) papier m, document m;
could you fill out this paper? pourriez-vous remplir ce formulaire?;
once you've got the necessary papers together une fois que vous aurez réuni les pièces nécessaires;
Virginia Woolf's private papers les écrits mpl personnels de Virginia Woolf;
(identity) papers papiers mpl (d'identité);
ship's papers papiers mpl de bord
(d) {{}}School{{}} & {{}}University{{}} (exam paper) épreuve f; (questions) questions fpl d'examen; (answer) copie f;
you have an hour for each paper vous avez une heure pour chaque épreuve;
hand in your papers rendez vos copies
(e) (academic treatise → published) article m; (→ oral) communication f;
to write a paper écrire un article;
to give or to read a paper on sth faire un exposé sur qch
(f) (wallpaper) papier m peint
(g) {{}}Finance{{}} papier m valeur; (banknotes) billets mpl de banque;
long/short paper papier m à long/court terme
2 adjective
(a) (napkin, towel) en ou de papier
(b) (theoretical) sur le papier, théorique
(c) {{}}pejorative{{}} (worthless) sans valeur
3 transitive verb
(room, walls) tapisser
►► {{}}Computing{{}} paper advance (on printer) entraînement m du papier;
paper aeroplane avion m en papier;
paper bag sac m en papier;
paper chains guirlandes fpl de papier;
paper chase rallye-papier m, jeu m de piste;
{{}}figurative{{}} education has become an academic paper chase l'éducation est devenue une véritable course aux diplômes;
paper clip trombone m;
{{}}Finance{{}} paper company société f d'investissement;
paper copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;
paper cup gobelet m en carton;
paper currency papier-monnaie m;
paper dart avion m en papier;
{{}}Computing{{}} & {{}}Typography{{}} paper feed alimentation f du papier;
{{}}Computing{{}} & {{}}Typography{{}} paper format format m de papier;
paper handkerchief, {{}}familiar{{}} paper hankie mouchoir m en papier ;
{{}}Computing{{}} paper jam bourrage m de papier;
paper knife coupe-papier m inv;
{{}}Finance{{}} paper loss moins-value f;
{{}}Finance{{}} paper money papier-monnaie m, monnaie f fiduciaire;
paper nautilus argonaute f;
paper plate assiette f en carton;
paper profits profits mpl fictifs;
paper qualifications diplômes mpl;
paper round livraison f de journaux;
to have or do a paper round distribuer les journaux;
{{}}Finance{{}} paper securities titres mpl fiduciaires, papiers mpl valeurs;
{{}}British{{}} paper shop (commerce) marchand m de journaux;
to go to the paper shop aller chez le marchand de journaux;
he works in a paper shop il travaille dans un magasin de journaux;
paper shredder broyeur m;
{{}}Computing{{}} paper tape bande f perforée;
paper tiger tigre m de papier;
paper tissue mouchoir m en papier;
paper towel serviette f en papier;
paper transaction jeu m d'écritures;
{{}}Computing{{}} paper tray bac m à feuilles;
paper victory victoire f inutile
paper over separable transitive verb
(a) (with wallpaper) recouvrir de papier peint
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (dispute, facts) dissimuler;
to paper over the cracks (disguise faults) masquer les défauts; (disguise disagreements) masquer les mésententes
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