Significato di “paper” nel dizionario inglese

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“paper” in inglese

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papernoun

uk ​ /ˈpeɪ.pər/ us ​ /ˈpeɪ.pɚ/

paper noun (MATERIAL)

A1 [ U ] thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or drawing on:

a piece/sheet of paper
writing paper
Dictionaries are usually printed on thin paper.
a paper bag
This card is printed on recycled paper (= paper made from used paper).
Get the idea down on paper (= write it) before you forget it.
She works on paper (= writes things on paper) because she hates computers.

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paper noun (DOCUMENT)

B1 [ C ] a newspaper:

a daily/weekly/local/national paper
The photo was on the front page of all the papers.
papers [ plural ]

› official documents, especially ones that show who you are:

The border guards stopped me and asked to see my papers.

A2 [ C ] UK a set of printed questions for an exam:

Candidates must answer two questions from each paper.
The geography paper is not till next week.

C2 [ C ] a piece of writing on a particular subject written by an expert and usually published in a book or journal, or read aloud to other people:

He will give a paper on thermodynamics at a conference in Berlin.

B1 [ C ] US UK essay a short piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one done by students as part of the work for a course:

Mr Jones thought my history paper was terrific.
For homework I want you to write a paper on endangered species.

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Espressione idiomatica/espressioni idiomatiche

sb couldn't act, argue, fight, etc. their way out of a paper bag
on paper
a paper chase

paperverb [ T ]

uk ​ /ˈpeɪ.pər/ us ​ /ˈpeɪ.pɚ/

Verbo frasale/verbi frasali

paper over sth

(Definizione di “paper” dal Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“paper” in inglese americano

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papernoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /ˈpeɪ·pər/

› a thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth used esp. for writing and printing on and in packaging:

[ U ] a piece/sheet of paper
[ U ] a paper bag/towel
[ U ] paper cups/napkins/plates
Let's put some of your good ideas down on paper (= write them down)

› A paper is also a newspaper:

[ C ] I read it in the paper.

› A paper is also a piece of writing by a student for a course:

[ C ] One of the course requirements is a 20-page paper.

Espressione idiomatica/espressioni idiomatiche

on paper

paperverb [ T ]

us ​ /ˈpeɪ·pər/

› to put wallpaper (= decorative paper) on a surface, esp. a wall:

We plan to paper the dining room.

(Definizione di “paper” dal Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“paper” in inglese per gli affari

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papernoun

uk ​ /ˈpeɪpər/ us ​

› [ U ] thin, flat material used for writing, printing, or drawing on:

There was a huge stack of papers on her desk.
a sheet/piece of paper Someone had printed the memo on yellow sheets of paper and posted it around the office.
The paper industry recovery of the last year shows little sign of slowing down.

› [ C ] a newspaper, or the company that owns and operates a newspaper:

Murdoch has made an offer to buy the paper.
in the papers There was nothing about the trial in the papers this morning.
an article in Hong Kong's leading financial paper
a daily/weekly paper
a local/national paper

› [ U ] also financial paper FINANCE assets in the form of bonds, shares, etc., as opposed to cash:

The rise in share prices encourages bidders to issue their own paper.
The system failed because people realized that the securitized financial paper was not worth the top rating it had received.
papers

› [ plural ] official documents that show who you are:

The company was fined for hiring over a hundred immigrants without papers.

› LAW, GOVERNMENT an official government or legal document:

Lawyers argued in papers submitted last month that lower courts were wrong to dismiss the lawsuit.
The committee issued a paper stating that further information and analysis was required.

› [ C ] a piece of writing on a particular subject, written by an expert and usually published in a book or journal:

The paper recommends a series of steps for dealing with the problem.
on paper

› written or printed on paper:

The engineers worked out their ideas on paper.

› used to say that although an idea seems good when you think of it, it may not be so good when you try to use it:

It's a good plan on paper, but will it really work?

See also

bearer paper
commercial paper
fine paper
trade paper
white paper
working paper

(Definizione di “paper” dal Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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