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paper ['peɪpə(r)]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (material) papier m;∎ a piece/sheet of paper un bout/une feuille de papier;∎ the paper industry l'industrie f papetière, la papeterie;∎ he wants it on paper il veut que ce soit écrit;∎ to put sth down on paper mettre qch par écrit;∎ on paper, they're by far the better side sur le papier ou a priori, c'est de loin la meilleure équipe;∎ it's a good plan on paper ce projet est excellent en théorie(b) (newspaper) journal m;∎ it's in all the morning papers c'est dans tous les journaux du matin;(c) (usu pl) (document) papier m, document m;∎ could you fill out this paper? pourriez-vous remplir ce formulaire?;∎ once you've got the necessary papers together une fois que vous aurez réuni les pièces nécessaires;∎ Virginia Woolf's private papers les écrits mpl personnels de Virginia Woolf;∎ (identity) papers papiers mpl (d'identité);∎ ship's papers papiers mpl de bord(d) School & University (exam paper) épreuve f; (questions) questions fpl d'examen; (answer) copie f;∎ you have an hour for each paper vous avez une heure pour chaque épreuve;∎ hand in your papers rendez vos copies∎ to write a paper écrire un article;∎ to give or to read a paper on sth faire un exposé sur qch(f) (wallpaper) papier m peint∎ long/short paper papier m à long/court terme(a) (napkin, towel) en ou de papier(b) (theoretical) sur le papier, théorique(room, walls) tapisser►► Computing paper advance (on printer) entraînement m du papier;paper aeroplane avion m en papier;paper bag sac m en papier;paper chains guirlandes fpl de papier;paper chase rallye-papier m, ≃ jeu m de piste;∎ figurative education has become an academic paper chase l'éducation est devenue une véritable course aux diplômes;paper clip trombone m;Finance paper company société f d'investissement;paper copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;paper cup gobelet m en carton;paper currency papier-monnaie m;paper dart avion m en papier;Computing & Typography paper feed alimentation f du papier;Computing & Typography paper format format m de papier;paper handkerchief, familiar paper hankie mouchoir m en papier□ ;Computing paper jam bourrage m de papier;paper knife coupe-papier m inv;Finance paper loss moins-value f;Finance paper money papier-monnaie m, monnaie f fiduciaire;paper nautilus argonaute f;paper plate assiette f en carton;paper profits profits mpl fictifs;paper qualifications diplômes mpl;paper round livraison f de journaux;∎ to have or do a paper round distribuer les journaux;Finance paper securities titres mpl fiduciaires, papiers mpl valeurs;British paper shop (commerce) marchand m de journaux;∎ to go to the paper shop aller chez le marchand de journaux;∎ he works in a paper shop il travaille dans un magasin de journaux;paper shredder broyeur m;Computing paper tape bande f perforée;paper tiger tigre m de papier;paper tissue mouchoir m en papier;paper towel serviette f en papier;paper transaction jeu m d'écritures;Computing paper tray bac m à feuilles;paper victory victoire f inutile(a) (with wallpaper) recouvrir de papier peint∎ to paper over the cracks (disguise faults) masquer les défauts; (disguise disagreements) masquer les mésententes
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paper nautilus — Nautilus Nau ti*lus, n.; pl. E. {Nautiluses}, L. {Nautili}. [L., fr. Gr. nayti los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See {Nave} of a church.] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paper nautilus — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paper nautilus — n. 1. any of a genus (Argonauta) of small, squidlike octopods: the female secretes a large, frail, paperlike shell to protect her eggs until they hatch; argonaut 2. this shell … English World dictionary
paper nautilus — Argonauta Ar go*nau ta, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called {paper nautilus} or {paper sailor}. [1913 Webster] Note: The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paper nautilus — noun cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells • Syn: ↑nautilus, ↑Argonaut, ↑Argonauta argo • Hypernyms: ↑octopod • Member Holonyms: ↑Argonauta, ↑genus Arg … Useful english dictionary
paper nautilus — noun A pelagic octopus of genus Argonauta, found in warm seas, whose females produce a paper thin egg case resembling a shell into which she deposits her eggs. Syn: argonaut … Wiktionary
paper nautilus — noun Date: 1835 a pelagic cephalopod (genus Argonauta) of which the female has a delicate papery shell … New Collegiate Dictionary
paper nautilus — any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
paper nautilus — noun a small floating octopus, the female of which secretes a thin coiled papery shell in which its eggs are laid. [Genus Argonauta.] … English new terms dictionary
paper nautilus — pa′per nau′tilus n. ivt any swimming octopod mollusk of the genus Argonauta: the female produces a delicate shell into which she lays her eggs • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
paper nautilus — /peɪpə ˈnɔtələs/ (say paypuh nawtuhluhs) noun any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, characterised by the delicate shell of the female; argonaut …