| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
baking paper,
baking parchment n | (cooking parchment) | papel manteiga sm |
| She placed pieces of the cookie dough on baking paper before putting them in the oven. |
| Ela colocou a massa dos biscoitos em papel manteiga untado antes de colocá-los no forno. |
| ballot paper n | (form used for voting) | cédula eleitoral sf |
| boletim eleitoral sm |
| If you spoil your ballot paper, your vote will not be counted. |
| blotting paper n | (absorbs excess ink) | papel mata-borrão loc sm |
| I think only calligraphers use blotting paper these days. |
| Creio que apenas os calígrafos usam papel mata-borrão nos dias de hoje. |
| bog paper n | UK, uncountable, informal (toilet tissue) | papel higiênico sm + adj |
| carbon paper n | (for copying documents) | papel carbono loc sm |
| papel químico loc sm |
| Put this sheet of carbon paper between the two sheets of paper to make a copy. |
cigarette paper,
also US: cigaret paper n | (paper for rolling cigarettes) | papel de enrolar cigarro loc sm |
| mortalha sf |
| To roll your own cigarettes all you need is loose tobacco and some cigarette papers. |
| commercial paper n | (promissory notes) (notas promissórias) | título sm |
| promissória sf |
construction paper (US),
sugar paper (UK) n | (rough art paper) | cartolina sf |
| The kids made decorative chains from construction paper. |
| craft paper n | (specialist paper for crafting) | cartolina sf |
| papel craft loc sm |
| I bought six sheets of craft paper to make my son a paper sword and shield to play with. |
crepe paper,
crêpe paper,
crape paper n | (wrinkled, colored paper) | papel crepom loc sm |
| We made decorations with different colours of crepe paper. |
| drawing paper n | (paper for drawing, sketching) | papel para desenho loc sm |
endpaper,
also US: end paper,
end leaf,
end sheet,
also UK: endleaf n | (paper at front or back of a book) | guarda de livro sf + prep + sm |
| graph paper n | (ruled with squares) | papel quadriculado n |
| In my science class, we used graph paper to chart the progress of our experiments. |
| Na minha aula de ciências, nós costumávamos usar papel quadriculado para esboçar o progresso dos nossos experimentos. |
hare and hounds,
paper chase,
paperchase n | (game) (jogo de criança: certo tipo de pique) | pique, pegador sm |
| The children were playing hare and hounds in the playground. |
jam,
paper jam n | (paper stuck in machine) (papel preso em máquina) | travamento, emperramento sm |
| The printer was out of commission all day because of a major paper jam. |
| A impressora estava sem funcionar o dia todo por causa de um grande emperramento de papel. |
kraft paper,
brown paper,
wrapping paper,
parcel paper n | (brown wrapping paper) | papel kraft, papel pardo loc sm |
| Kraft paper is strong enough to make a kite. |
manuscript paper,
manuscript music paper n | (paper for writing music) | folha de pauta para partitura sf |
| on paper adv | (in written or printed form) (escrita ou imprensa) | no papel loc adv |
| We need to get these agreements down on paper. |
| on paper adv | figurative (ostensibly, possibly) (figurativo - teoricamente) | no papel loc adv |
| On paper, the plan works great. But in reality? |
paper airplane (US),
paper aeroplane (UK),
paper plane n | (plane: folded paper) (avião feito de papel dobrado) | aviãozinho de papel sm |
| The children threw paper airplanes across the room. |
paper clip,
paperclip n | (small clasp that holds papers together) | clipe de papel loc sm |
| clipe sm |
| You can use a paper clip to hold the pages together. |
| Você pode usar um clipe de papel para prender as páginas. |
paper-clip [sth],
paperclip [sth]⇒ vtr | (fasten with paper clip) | prender com clipe de papel expres v |
| Jason paper-clipped a photo of himself to his resume. |
| paper cut n | (tiny nick caused by sharp paper) | corte por papel sm |
paper folding,
paper-folding n | (origami) | dobradura de papel loc sf |
| Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. |
paper mache,
paper-mache,
paper-mâché,
papier-mâché n | (craft: sculpting with pasted paper) (artesanato: escultura com papel colado) | papel machê sm |
| My daughter painted a paper mache bowl in her craft class. We made papier-maché animals in school today. |
| paper mill n | (factory where paper is made) | fábrica papeleira sf + adj |
| paper money n | (bank notes, bills) | notas de dinheiro sf pl |
| dinheiro de papel sm |
| papel-moeda sm |
| cédulas sf pl |
| When travelling abroad, I always prefer to use a credit card instead of paper money. |
| paper towel n | (absorbent kitchen tissue) | papel toalha loc sm |
| I cleaned the table with a paper towel. |
| Limpei a mesa com um papel toalha. |
| paper towel n | (disposable sheet of tissue) | papel toalha loc sm |
| There were paper towels next to the washbasins to dry your hands on. |
| Tinha papel toalha próximo à pia para secar suas mãos. |
| paper trail n | informal (systematic documentation) | histórico documentado sm |
| registro em papel sm |
| paper-thin adj | figurative (extremely thin) | ultrafino adj |
| parchment paper n | (parchment: baking paper) | papel-manteiga sm |
| Line your cake tin with parchment paper. |
| parchment paper n | (parchment: imitation animal-skin paper) | pergaminho sm |
| The illuminated manuscript was on parchment paper. |
| piece of paper n | (paper: sheet) | folha sf |
| I'm writing a poem with a black pen on this red piece of paper. |
| Estou escrevendo um poema com uma caneta preta nessa folha vermelha. |
| piece of paper n | (paper: scrap) | folha sf |
| position paper n | (study or report on policy) (estudo ou relatório sobre políticas) | parecer sm |
| According to this position paper, the US economy will collapse unless the government steps in. |
| put [sth] on paper v expr | informal (make official) | pôr no papel expres v |
| escrever vt |
| Now we've all agreed on the terms, let's put them on paper. |
| rag paper n | (paper made from cotton fibres) (papel feito de fibras de algodão) | papel telado loc sm |
| research paper n | (written study) (estudo escrito) | trabalho acadêmico loc sm |
| (Bras., trabalho de conclusão de curso) | TCC sigla |
| artigo acadêmico loc sm |
| rice paper n | (thin edible paper) (papel comestível) | papel de arroz loc sm |
| rice paper n | (thin paper made from rice-paper plant) | papel de arroz loc sm |
rock,
paper,
scissors,
also UK: paper,
scissors,
stone n | (game) (jogo) | pedra, papel, tesoura sm |
school newspaper,
school paper,
school magazine n | (publication produced by school pupils) | jornal escolar sm + adj |
| scrap paper n | (rough paper for scribbling on) | rascunho sm |
| papel de rascunho loc sm |
| I save paper printed on one side to use as scrap paper. |
| scratch paper n | US (rough paper for notes, etc.) | papel de rascunho sm |
| Just use scratch paper to quickly write down your ideas. |
| You can use those nearly blank pages that have run through the printer as scratch paper. |
| sheet of paper n | (paper: single leaf) | folha de papel sf |
| She found a sheet of paper and wrote a note. It will only require one sheet of paper to take this test. Pencils ready? |
| slip of paper n | (paper: small piece) (pequeno pedaço de papel) | pedaço de papel sm |
| tar paper n | (waterproof roofing material) (material impermeabilizado para teto) | tela asfáltica loc sf |
| manta asfáltica loc sf |
| term paper n | (graded essay) (ensino) | trabalho, trabalho acadêmico sm |
| dissertação sf |
| My term paper for history class is due on Monday. |
| test paper n | (copy of an exam) (cópia de prova) | exemplar de prova loc sm |
| Some unscrupulous students got hold of the test papers before the exam and sold them. |
| tissue paper n | (thin wrapping paper) | lenço de papel loc sm |
| Alicia wrapped the present in pink tissue paper and placed it in a gift bag. |
toilet paper,
toilet tissue n | (tissue used in toilet) (BRA) | papel higiênico loc sm |
| papel higiénico loc sm |
| Please add toilet paper to the shopping list - we're almost out. |
| Por favor acrescente papel higiênico à lista de compras - estamos quase sem. |
touchpaper,
touch paper,
touch-paper n | UK (paper for igniting fireworks) | rastilho sm |
touchpaper,
touch paper,
touch-paper n | UK, figurative (person, incident: sets off events) | agitador sm |
| tracing paper n | (transparent paper) (papel transparente) | papel de seda loc sm |
| The children put tracing paper over the pictures to copy them. |
| trade paper n | (specialist newspaper) | jornal especializado sm |
| typing paper n | (paper for typing on) (papel para datilografar) | papel para impressão loc sm |
| papel para impressora loc sm |
| (informal) | papel sulfite loc sm |
| We're out of typing paper, please add it to the shopping list. |
wastepaper,
waste paper n | (paper discarded as useless) | papel descartado, papel usado loc adj |
| papel de rascunho loc adj |
wastepaper basket,
waste paper basket,
waste basket n | (indoor receptacle for trash) (receptáculo interno para lixo) | lata de lixo loc sf |
| She threw the unneeded files into the wastepaper basket. |
wastepaper bin,
waste paper bin n | UK (indoor receptacle for rubbish) (receptáculo interno para lixo) | lata de lixo sf |
wax paper,
waxed paper n | (waterproof paper used in cookery) (papel impermeável usado na cozinha) | papel vegetal sm |
| papel manteiga sm |
| white paper n | (official document) | livro branco sm |
| relatório branco sm |
| White papers are issued by governments, companies, or other important organizations. |
| wove paper n | (paper with a mesh texture) | pergaminho sm |
| papel velino loc sm |
| wrapping paper n | (decorative gift wrap) | papel de embrulho loc sm |
| Most card shops sell a variety of wrapping papers, ribbons and bows. |
| writing paper n | (smooth paper in sheets) | papel de carta loc sm |
| It's still a pleasure to receive a letter written by hand on fine writing paper. |
