English Noun paper A material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets. A newspaper. (mass noun) Wallpaper. (mass noun) Wrapping paper. A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), particular written for the Government. Related terms paperbark paperboy newspaper wallpaper paper cut rice paper toilet paper white paper Translations Breton : paper m -où pl (material), paperenn f -où (a sheet of paper) (1), kazetenn f -où pl (2), paper-moger m (3) Catalan: paper m (1,3,4), diari m, periòdic m (2), paper pintat, paper d'empaperar (3), article m (4) Chinese: 纸 (1) Dutch: papier n (1), krant f (2), behangpapier n (3), document n (4), werk n (4), eindwerk n (4) Estonian: paber (1), leht (2), tapeet (3) Finnish: paperi (1), lehti (2), tapetti (3) French: papier m (1); journal m (2); papier peint m (3) Frisian: papier n (1) German: Papier n (1); Zeitung f (2); Tapete f (3); Dokument n (4) Guarani: kuatia (1) Hebrew: נייר (Ni'yar) m(1), דף (Da'ff) m (1), עיתון (I'ton) m (2), טפט (Ta'pet) m (3) Interlingua: papiro (1) Italian: carta f (1); giornale m (2); carta da parati f (3) Polish: papier m (1), gazeta f (2), tapeta f (3) Portuguese: papel m (1); jornal m (2); papel de parede; (3) Spanish: papel m (1); periódico m (2); papel pintado m (3) Tupinambá: kûatîara (1) Adjective paper Made of paper Example: paper bag Origami piece: paper plane, paper box. Translations Breton: paper Dutch: papieren Estonian: paberist, indicated by forming compounds with paber-: paper flower: paberlill,, etc Finnish: paperinen French: en papier, de papier German: indicated by forming compounds with Papier-: paper bag: Papierbeutel; paper cup: Papierbecher, etc Italian: di carta Polish: papierowy m Spanish: de papel Portuguese: de papel Transitive verb to paper To cover (a wall) with wallpaper; to cover the walls of (a room) with wallpaper. Translations Dutch: behangen Estonian: tapetseerima, tapeetima, tapeediga katma Finnish: tapetoida French: (wall) tapisser; (room) tapisser German: tapezieren Polish: tapetować