paper boy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for paper boy in the English»French Dictionary

I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

1. boy (young male):

boy

garçon m

the boys' toilet

les toilettes des garçons

a boy's bike

un vélo pour garçon

come here boy!

viens ici, mon garçon

be polite boys!

soyez polis, les garçons!

when I was a boy

quand j'étais petit

the big boys

les grands

a new boy (gen) SCHOOL

un nouveau

there's a good boy!

voilà, c'est bien mon petit!

look boys and girls

regardez, les enfants

boys will be boys!

il faut que jeunesse se passe!

2. boy (young):

boy attr detective, genius, soprano

jeune

3. boy (son):

boy

fils m

the Smith boy

le fils Smith

4. boy Brit (man):

boy inf

gars m inf

to be a local boy

être un gars du coin inf

to be one of the boys

faire partie de la bande

to have a drink with the boys

boire un coup avec les copains inf

an old boy SCHOOL

un ancien élève m

an old boy (old man)

un vieillard m

the old boy inf

le vieux m inf

how are you old boy?

comment ça va mon vieux?

my dear boy

mon cher

5. boy (colonial servant):

boy dated

boy m

6. boy (male animal):

down boy!

doucement, mon vieux!

easy boy!

tout doux, mon vieux!

7. boy Am (black man):

boy inf, offens

nègre m offens

II.boys N npl inf

1. boys (experts):

boys

gars inf

mpl the legal boys

les gars du service juridique inf

2. boys (soldiers):

boys

gars inf

mpl our brave boys at the front

nos braves gars au front

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

boy, it's cold here!

bon sang! ce qu'il fait froid ici!

boy oh boy, was I scared!

eh ben mon vieux, ce que j'avais peur! inf

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

to sort out the men from the boys

décider des plus forts et des plus faibles

the boys in blue inf Brit

la police

the boys uptown inf Am

les caïds mpl

I.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] N

1. paper (substance):

paper (for writing etc)

papier m

a piece/a sheet of paper

un morceau/une feuille de papier

to get or put sth down on paper

mettre qc 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

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on attr bag, hat, napkin

en papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on plate

en carton

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

du papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

de papier

2. paper attr (not existing in reality) fig:

paper loss, profit

théorique

paper promise, agreement

sans valeur

3. paper:

paper, a. wallpaper

papier m peint

4. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

local/Sunday paper

journal m local/du dimanche

5. paper (scholarly article):

paper

article m (on sur)

6. paper:

paper (lecture)

communication f (on sur)

paper (report)

exposé m (on sur)

I'm writing Monday's discussion paper

je prépare le sujet du débat de lundi

7. paper (examination):

paper

épreuve f (on de)

the French paper

l'épreuve de français

8. paper FIN:

paper

effet m de commerce

paper

papier m

long/short paper

effets mpl à long/court terme

long/short paper

papier m long/court

9. paper (government publication):

paper

livre m

II.papers N

papers npl ADMIN:

papers

papiers mpl

III.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB trans a. wallpaper

paper room, wall:

paper

tapisser

IV.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB intr

to paper over the existing wallpaper

recouvrir le papier actuel

to paper over one's differences/problems

passer sur ses différences/problèmes

V.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər]

to paper over the cracks

passer sur les problèmes

paper boy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paper boy in the English»French Dictionary

paper boy N

paper boy

livreur m de journaux

Translations for paper boy in the English»French Dictionary

I.boy [bɔɪ] N

boy

garçon m

Phrases:

the boys in blue Brit inf

la police

a local boy

un jeune du coin

to be one of the boys

faire partie des copains

boys will be boys prov

il faut que jeunesse se passe prov

the/our boys MIL

les/nos gars

II.boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

oh boy!

bon sang!

I.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

1. paper no pl (writing material):

paper

papier m

paper hat

chapeau m en papier

to commit sth to paper

coucher qc par écrit

to get sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

on paper

en théorie

2. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

daily paper

quotidien m

3. paper (wallpaper):

paper

papier m peint

4. paper (official documents in general):

paper

document m

papers

pièces fpl

papers for identity

papiers mpl (d'identité)

5. paper no pl (set of exam questions):

paper

épreuve f

6. paper UNIV:

paper by student

exposé m

paper at conference, in review

papier m

to give a paper

faire un exposé

II.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB trans

paper

tapisser

III.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB intr (hide)

to paper over problems

dissimuler les problèmes

to paper over the cracks

dissimuler les failles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Paper boys and couriers favored these bikes since they could handle the occasional gravel road with ease.

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