paper

paper
paper
A n
1 (substance) (for writing etc) papier m ; a piece/a sheet of paper un morceau/une feuille de papier ; to get ou put sth down on paper mettre qch par écrit ; it's a good idea on paper fig c'est une bonne idée en théorie ; the car only exists on paper la voiture n'existe que sur le papier ; this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on ce contrat ne vaut absolument rien ;
2 (also wallpaper) papier m peint ;
3 (newspaper) journal m ; local/Sunday paper journal m local/du dimanche ;
4 (scholarly article) article m (on sur) ;
5 (lecture) communication f (on sur) ; (report) exposé m (on sur) ; I'm writing Monday's discussion paper je prépare le sujet du débat de lundi ;
6 (examination) épreuve f (on de) ; the French paper l'épreuve de français ;
7 Fin effet m de commerce, papier m ; commercial paper effet m de commerce ; financial paper effet m de crédit ; long/short paper effets mpl à long/court terme, papier m long/court ;
8 (government publication) livre m.
B papers npl Admin papiers mpl ; identification paper papiers d'identité.
C modif
1 lit [bag, hat, napkin] en papier ; [plate] en carton ; [industry, manufacture] de papier ;
2 fig [loss, profit] théorique ; [promise, agreement] sans valeur.
D vtr (also wallpaper) tapisser [room, wall].
E vi to paper over the existing wallpaper recouvrir le papier actuel ; to paper over one's differences/problems passer sur ses différences/problèmes.
Idiom
to paper over the cracks passer sur les problèmes.

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