paper
n (gen)
papier m
→ The printer has run out of paper.
→ Think how many trees died to provide the paper for this book.
a piece of paper
(=odd bit) un morceau de papier
(=sheet) une feuille de papier
→ an A4 piece of paper
to put sth down on paper mettre qch par écrit
→ He had been stupid enough to put his suggestions down on paper.
it's not worth the paper it is written on
[promise, agreement, guarantee] c'est un chiffon de papier
newspaper journal m
I saw an advert in the paper. J'ai vu une annonce dans le journal.
→ I read about the riots in the paper.
(=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
→ He failed the history paper.
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
→ Jack Straw drew up a paper on the Congo and asked for its views
→ Tucked away in a recent government paper was a plan to build a international airport
→ he is expected to publish a policy paper on conflict resolution
wallpaper papier m
→ The paper in the living-room is ghastly.
wrapping paper papier m
→ I need some paper to wrap this present in.
adj
[plate, tissue, aeroplane] en papier
→ They bought paper plates for the party.
→ The children were having fun making paper aeroplanes.
→
paper towel
identity papers papiers mpl
→ Each person travelled under a false name and papers.
(=documents) papiers mpl
→ Always file important papers as soon as they have been dealt with.
vt
[+room] poser du papier peint dans → We're papering the hall at the weekend.
ballot paper
n bulletin m de vote
blotting paper
n papier m buvard
briefing paper
n note f (d'information)
→ ...a briefing paper circulated to senior ministers.
→ An internal briefing paper sent to managers yesterday said that the company was facing a financial crisis.
brown paper
n papier m d'emballage
carbon paper
n papier m carbone, carbone m
cigarette paper
n papier m à cigarettes
crepe paper , crêpe paper
n papier m crépon
emery paper
n papier m émeri, papier m d'émeri
evening paper
n journal m du soir
examination paper
n
(=question paper) sujet m d'examen
→ ... the most difficult question on the examination paper.
exam paper
n
(=question paper) sujet m d'examen
→ a teacher has been jailed for stealing exam papers
fanfold paper
n papier m à pliage en accordéon
filter paper
n papier m filtre
fly paper
n papier m tue-mouches
graph paper
n (gen)
papier m quadrillé , (in millimetres)
papier m millimétré
greaseproof paper
n (British) papier m sulfurisé
Green Paper
n ~livre m blanc
India paper
n papier m bible
kitchen paper , kitchen roll
n essuie-tout m inv
lavatory paper
n (British) papier m hygiénique
litmus paper
n papier m de tournesol
morning paper
n journal m du matin
paper advance
n (on printer)
avance f (du) papier
paper bag
n sac m en papier
paper chain
n
(=decoration) guirlande f en papier
→ The beams are hung with paper chains the children cut and glued one sticky day
paper chase
n jeu m de piste
paper clip
n trombone m
paper cup
n gobelet m en carton
paper currency
n papier-monnaie m
paper handkerchief , paper hankie
n mouchoir m en papier
paper knife , paper-knife
n coupe-papier m inv
paper lantern
n lampion m
paper mill
n papeterie f
paper money
n papier-monnaie m
paper napkin
n serviette f en papier
paper profit
n bénéfice m fictif
→ a paper profit of £850
→ If the market goes down, I figure it's paper profits I'm losing
paper qualifications
npl diplômes mpl
paper round , (British) paper route (US)
n tournée f de distribution des journaux
paper shop
n (British) marchand m de journaux
paper-thin
adj
[slices, walls] fin (e) comme du papier
The walls are paper thin. Les murs sont fins comme du papier.
to cut sth into paper-thin slices émincer qch très finement
Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. Émincez très finement les oignons.
paper tiger
n tigre m de papier
paper towel
n serviette f en papier
→ There are no paper towels left in the toilets.
piece of paper
n morceau m de papier
→ She took a clean piece of paper and started to write the letter.
position paper
n rapport m
→ The ministers will be examining a position paper outlining options
→ yesterday's publication of a position paper on responses to domestic violence, drawn up by a north-west Connemara community-based group
rice paper
n papier m de riz
scrap paper
n papier m de brouillon, papier m brouillon
scratch paper
n (US) papier m de brouillon, papier m brouillon
silver paper
n (British) papier m d'aluminium
Sunday paper
n journal m du dimanche
term paper
n (US) dissertation f (à la fin du trimestre)
test paper
n
(=exam) interrogation f écrite
tissue paper
n papier m de soie
toilet paper
n papier m hygiénique
→ a roll of toilet paper
touch paper , touchpaper
n (British)
to light the touch paper, to light the blue touch paper mettre le feu aux poudres
→ This kind of remark is guaranteed to light the blue touch paper with some Labour politicians.
tracing paper
n papier m calque
typing paper
n papier m machine
voting paper
n (British) bulletin m de vote
waxed paper
n papier m paraffiné
wax paper
n (US)
(=waxed paper) papier m paraffiné
white paper
n
(=policy paper) livre m blanc
wrapping paper
n (for gift)
papier m cadeau
(=packaging material) papier m d'emballage
writing paper
n papier m à lettres