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papeleo
paperwork

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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papeleo N m inf

papeleo
red tape
papeleo
paperwork

papelear VB intr inf

papelear
to go through papers
papelear
to rummage through papers
hay que hacer un montón de papeleo y demás zarandajas
it involves filling out loads of forms and other fiddly little things inf
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
paperwork (red tape)
papeleo m inf
paperwork (administrative work)
papeleo m inf
red tape
papeleo m inf
admin
papeleo m inf
he pitched into the paperwork
se puso a despachar el papeleo inf
it can take months for an application to go through the administrative mill
el trámite de una solicitud puede llevar meses de papeleo

in the PONS Dictionary

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papeleo N m (trámites)

papeleo
paperwork
papeleo burocrático
red tape
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
red tape
papeleo m
bumf
papeleo m
paperwork
papeleo m inf
paper chase
papeleo m
in the PONS Dictionary
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papeleo [pa·pe·ˈleo] N m

papeleo
paperwork
papeleo burocrático
red tape
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
paper chase
papeleo m
red tape
papeleo m
paperwork
papeleo m inf
presente
yopapeleo
túpapeleas
él/ella/ustedpapelea
nosotros/nosotraspapeleamos
vosotros/vosotraspapeleáis
ellos/ellas/ustedespapelean
imperfecto
yopapeleaba
túpapeleabas
él/ella/ustedpapeleaba
nosotros/nosotraspapeleábamos
vosotros/vosotraspapeleabais
ellos/ellas/ustedespapeleaban
indefinido
yopapeleé
túpapeleaste
él/ella/ustedpapeleó
nosotros/nosotraspapeleamos
vosotros/vosotraspapeleasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedespapelearon
futuro
yopapelearé
túpapelearás
él/ella/ustedpapeleará
nosotros/nosotraspapelearemos
vosotros/vosotraspapelearéis
ellos/ellas/ustedespapelearán
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papeleo burocrático
red tape

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Ponga cualquier papeleo que le den en el cuaderno o pónga lo en la caja.
www.brainline.org
Por ejemplo, se distinguió entre las tareas de papeleo para el distrito escolar y las relacionadas con los centros o los maestros.
ecrp.uiuc.edu
Asunto con trámites o papeleo que necesitas acelerar.
signoshoy.blogspot.com
El papeleo puede sentarse en el escritorio de alguien si el prestamista está bajo ninguna presión para tomar una decisión.
casabonita.org
Si hay algo que un profesional de almacenamiento ocupado no necesita, es más papeleo.
searchdatacenter.techtarget.com

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