papers in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for papers in the English»French Dictionary

walking papers N npl Am fig

to get or be given one's walking papers inf

se faire flanquer à la porte inf

ship's papers N npl

ship's papers

documents mpl de bord

identification papers N npl

identification papers

papiers mpl d'identité

identity papers N npl

identity papers

papiers mpl d'identité

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

call-up papers N npl MIL

call-up papers

ordre m d'appel

blotting paper N

blotting paper

papier m buvard

tar-paper N U

tar-paper

papier m goudronné

bonded paper N

bonded paper

papier m à lettres de luxe

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naturalization papers

lettres fpl de naturalisation

naturalization papers

documents mpl de naturalisation

papers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for papers in the English»French Dictionary

identification papers N pl

identification papers

papiers mpl d'identité

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

carbon paper N

carbon paper

papier m carbone

filter paper N

filter paper

papier m filtre

paper feed N

paper feed

avance f papier

scratch paper N no pl Am (rough paper)

scratch paper

(feuille f de) brouillon m

examination paper N

examination paper

sujet m d'examen

paper bag N

paper bag

sac m en papier

Translations for papers in the French»English Dictionary

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paperasse

(useless) papers pl

paperasse

stack of paper(s)

papelard

(bit of) paper

papelard

papers

papers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give one's papers a shuffle

remettre de l'ordre dans ses papiers

papers

pièces fpl

papers for identity

papiers mpl (d'identité)

a bunch of test papers SCHOOL, UNIV

une pile d'interrogations écrites

a ship's papers

papiers mpl de bord

to hand round papers

faire circuler des documents

to put papers in a safe place

mettre des papiers à l'abri

to hand in one's paper/a blank paper

rendre sa copie/(une) copie blanche

to find out the news through the papers/one's family

savoir la nouvelle par les journaux/sa famille

to have one's papers in order

être en situation régulière

papers Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for papers in the French»English Dictionary

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faux papiers

false (identity) papers

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English

Sample papers were not released until early 2006, the year when the new exam would be sat for the first time.

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Fill it with essentials such as a small booklet of powder free blotting papers, your lip colour, tissues and a small spray of breath freshener.

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The research summarized in over 40 published papers demonstrated that not all geocells are equal.

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There is of course difficulty in abbreviating a presentation of work which covers more than 700 papers and 25 books.

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Do nt believe what the papers tell you about how cavalierly or unfairly we take the admissions process.

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The papers editors had not met with them; all information came from the personnel department.

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Three days after the dog incident, the papers' offices were firebombed and burned to the ground.

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In official situations one's personal name is always written or spoken in its legal form (name given at birth and documented in papers like birth certificate and passport).

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And this is why so many papers in top journals are so relentlessly anodyne that they can be cited almost anywhere to support almost anything.

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Unfortunately, the papers describing his studies were ignored or misplaced in academic bureaucracy.

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