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♦ paper /ˈpeɪpə(r)/A n.1 [u] carta: a sheet of paper, un foglio di carta; carbon paper, carta carbone; toilet paper, carta igienica; tissue paper, carta velina2 (di solito pl.) documento; appunto; lettera; scritto: the Lincoln papers, gli scritti (o il carteggio) di Lincoln5 (= newspaper) giornale: daily paper, quotidiano di un giorno feriale; the evening paper, il quotidiano della sera; the morning paper, il giornale del mattino; Sunday paper, giornale della domenica; DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- Could you get me a paper and twenty cigarettes?, mi prenderesti il giornale e un pacchetto di sigarette?; DIALOGO → - Renting a room- The ad went in the paper this morning, l'annuncio è uscito sul giornale stamattina; to make the papers, finire sulle pagine dei giornali6 compito, elaborato, esercizio, tema ( d'esame, ecc.); DIALOGO → - Before an exam- We did loads of work on past papers, abbiamo lavorato molto sui temi delle ultime prove7 comunicazione ( scritta); contributo, memoria ( per un congresso, ecc.); monografia; saggio; studio8 (pl.) ( anche leg.) documenti; carteggio; incartamento: Can I see your papers, please?, favorisca i documenti!B a. attr.1 di carta; cartaceo2 da tavolino; da passacarte; burocratico● paper bag, sacchetto di carta; sportina di carta □ ( legatoria) paper binding, brossura □ paper chase, finta caccia alla volpe ( gioco di bambini) □ paper clip, fermaglio, graffetta; clip □ paper-cover, (agg.) in brossura; (sost.) pubblicazione in brossura □ paper cup, bicchiere di carta □ paper cutter, tagliacarte; taglierina □ paper fastener = paper clip ► sopra □ paper-feed, alimentatore di fogli □ (ind.) paper folding machine, macchina piegafogli □ (fin.) paper gold, oro-carta; diritti speciali di prelievo □ paper handkerchief, fazzoletto di carta □ paper-knife, tagliacarte □ paper machine, macchina per la fabbricazione della carta □ paper maker, cartaio; fabbricante di carta □ paper manufacture, industria cartaria □ paper mill, cartiera □ (econ.) paper money = paper currency ► sopra □ (zool.) paper nautilus ► nautilus □ a paper of pins, un cartoncino (o un cartoccetto) di spilli □ (fin., fig.) paper profits [losses], guadagni [perdite] ipotetici (o sulla carta o nominali) □ (spreg.) paper pusher, passacarte, burocrate □ paper round, giro di consegna di giornali a domicilio □ paper sack, sacco di carta □ paper shop, edicola di giornali; chiosco ( vende anche dolci, sigarette, ecc.) □ paper shredder, distruggi-documenti □ paper-thin, sottile come un foglio di carta; ultrasottile; (fig., di scusa, ecc.) inconsistente □ (fig.) a paper tiger, una tigre di carta □ (spec. USA) paper trail, traccia cartacea; documenti (che testimoniano alle attività di q.) □ paper war (o warfare), polemica attraverso pubblicazioni (su libri o giornali) □ paper wiper, asciugatutto □ paper-works, cartiera □ ( USA) bad paper, soldi falsi; assegno a vuoto □ ( USA) big paper, un sacco di soldi □ to commit st. to paper, metter qc. per iscritto □ to deliver (o to read) a paper, fare una comunicazione ( a un congresso, ecc.) □ examination papers, temi d'esame; elaborati □ (fig.) on paper, sulla carta; in teoria □ packing paper, carta da imballaggio □ to put pen to paper, metter mano alla penna □ (fig.) to send in one's papers, dare le dimissioni.(to) paper /ˈpeɪpə(r)/v. t.2 avvolgere nella carta; incartare● to paper over, ricoprire di carta; (fig.) celare, mascherare, nascondere ( difetti, ecc.); insabbiare (fig.) □ to paper up, tappare con carta.
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