carbon paper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for carbon paper in the English»French Dictionary

carbon paper N

carbon paper

carbone m

carbon paper

papier m carbone

Translations for carbon paper in the French»English Dictionary

carbone (papier)

carbon paper

carbone (feuille)

sheet of carbon paper

papier carbone

carbon paper

Translations for carbon paper in the English»French Dictionary

carbon [Brit ˈkɑːb(ə)n, Am ˈkɑrbən] N

carbon

carbone m

carbon attr atom, compound

de carbone

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

carbon paper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carbon paper in the English»French Dictionary

carbon paper N

carbon paper

papier m carbone

Translations for carbon paper in the French»English Dictionary

carbone

carbon paper no pl

Translations for carbon paper in the English»French Dictionary

carbon [ˈkɑ:bən, Am ˈkɑ:r-] N

1. carbon no pl CHEM (element):

carbon

carbone m

2. carbon (carbon paper):

carbon

papier m carbone

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 ballot can be marked through the envelope by the carbon paper.

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Carbon paper was first used in the early 19th century.

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More than one copy can be made by stacking several sheets with carbon paper between each pair.

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Carbon paper, used for making duplicate typewritten documents was coated with carbon black suspended in wax, typically montan wax, but has largely been superseded by photocopiers and computer printers.

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This produced the same result of a sheet of carbon paper put in backwards.

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This kind of carbon paper, however, has nothing to do with the carbon paper used for copying texts.

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Carbon paper, once an utter requisite in every workplace, is one of those things to fall victim to this act of time.

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Example situations: rubbing off dry transfer letters, tracing designs onto a new surface with carbon paper, and hand embossing.

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Formerly, its main use was making carbon paper.

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The manufacture of carbon paper was formerly the largest consumer of montan wax.

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