brown paper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brown paper in the English»French Dictionary

brown paper N

brown paper

papier m kraft

brown paper bag N

brown paper bag

sac m en papier kraft

Translations for brown paper in the French»English Dictionary

kraft

brown paper

Translations for brown paper in the English»French Dictionary

I.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] N

1. brown (colour):

brown (of object)

marron m

brown (of hair, skin, eyes)

brun m

I don't like brown

je n'aime pas le marron

in brown

en marron

to be a deep brown

être d'un marron foncé

2. brown SPORTS (in snooker):

brown

bille f marron

II.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] ADJ

1. brown (in colour):

brown suit, shoes, leaves, paint, sofa, car, eyes

marron

brown inv hair

brun, châtain

to go or turn brown leaf, paint:

devenir marron

to paint/dye sth brown

peindre/teindre qc en marron

to turn the water brown

rendre l'eau marron

dark or deep brown

marron foncé

inv light or pale brown

marron clair

2. brown (tanned):

brown person, skin

bronzé, bruni

to be very brown

être très bronzé

to go brown

bronzer

to go brown easily

bronzer facilement

3. brown (as racial feature):

brown skin, face, person, race

basané

III.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB trans

1. brown FOOD (in cooking):

brown sauce, gravy

faire roussir

brown meat, onion, potato

faire dorer

to brown sth under the grill

faire dorer qc au gril

2. brown (tan):

brown skin, face, body

brunir

browned by the sun

bruni or bronzé par le soleil

IV.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB intr

brown meat, potatoes:

brown

dorer

leave to brown in the oven

faire dorer au four

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

brown paper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brown paper in the English»French Dictionary

brown paper N

brown paper

papier m kraft

Translations for brown paper in the English»French Dictionary

I.brown [braʊn] ADJ

brown

brun(e)

brown

marron inv

brown hair

châtain

II.brown [braʊn] VB intr

brown leaves

roussir

brown person

bronzer

Phrases:

to be browned off inf

en avoir ras le bol

III.brown [braʊn] VB trans

brown

brunir

brown meat

faire dorer

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

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

The kit is mostly spices in several packets, all contained in a miniature brown paper bag.

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People at many churches, fraternities and nightclubs would take a brown paper bag and hold it against a person's skin.

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He took out a marble design notebook from a brown paper bag.

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Closer inspection revealed that some nails, which were less corroded, were insulated from the copper by brown paper which was trapped under the nail head.

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Bag lunches were carried in plain brown paper bags; packages were wrapped in plain brown paper.

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One of the most visible uses for unbleached kraft pulp is to make brown paper shopping bags and wrapping paper where strength is particularly important.

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Vinegar and brown paper were a home cure used as a method to draw out bruises on the body.

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Around the beginning of the twentieth century, separatist standards, such as the brown paper bag, comb, pencil, and flashlight tests began to be implemented.

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A detective then opened the trunk and discovered a closed brown paper bag.

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These usually start with a base of sturdy brown paper, crumpled to simulate a landscape sometimes with the support of multi-tiered bases.

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