paper

papel

Material fino, hecho principalmente de madera, que sirve para escribir, imprimir o envolver cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A thin material made mostly from wood, used for writing, printing, or wrapping.

• I need some paper and a pen.
• She folded the paper in half.
• We printed the invitations on thick paper.

Cómo se usa: a piece of paper (Write your name on a piece of paper.)

Expresiones frecuentes: sheet of paper, piece of paper, plain paper

periódico, diario

Publicación que contiene noticias, artículos y anuncios.

En inglés sencillo: A publication containing news, stories, and advertisements.

• Dad reads the paper every morning.
• The local paper reported the accident.
• Have you seen today’s paper?

Cómo se usa: in the paper (I saw your photo in the paper.)

Sinónimos: newspaper

Expresiones frecuentes: daily paper, local paper, morning paper

papel de regalo, papel de envolver

Material fino que se usa para envolver regalos, paquetes u otros objetos.

En inglés sencillo: A thin material used to cover gifts, parcels, or other objects.

• She wrapped the gift in paper.
• We bought shiny paper for the presents.
• The parcel arrived covered in brown paper.

Sinónimos: wrapping paper

Expresiones frecuentes: wrapping paper, brown paper, gift paper

artículo, artículo científico

Texto que presenta los resultados de una investigación académica o científica.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of writing that explains the results of academic or scientific research.

• The paper explains their research findings.
• He presented his paper at a conference.
• Several papers support this new theory.

Cómo se usa: a paper on something (She published a paper on climate change.)

Sinónimos: article, study

Expresiones frecuentes: research paper, scientific paper, publish a paper

informe, trabajo

Texto sobre un tema, a menudo para la escuela o para explicar planes del gobierno.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of writing about a topic, often for school or to explain government plans.

• My history paper is due tomorrow.
• The government released a paper on housing.
• She wrote three papers for the course.

Cómo se usa: a paper on something (I wrote a paper on local history.)

Sinónimos: report, essay

Expresiones frecuentes: term paper, white paper, policy paper

papel pintado, papel tapiz

Material que se pega en las paredes para cubrirlas y decorarlas.

En inglés sencillo: A material stuck onto walls to cover and decorate them.

• We chose blue paper for the bedroom.
• The paper is peeling near the window.
• He stripped the old paper from the walls.

Sinónimos: wallpaper

Expresiones frecuentes: floral paper, wall paper, patterned paper

de papel

Fabricado con el material fino que se utiliza para escribir e imprimir.

En inglés sencillo: Made from the thin material used for writing and printing.

• Put the bread in a paper bag.
• We used paper plates at the picnic.
• She made a little paper boat.

Expresiones frecuentes: paper bag, paper cup, paper towel

de papel, teórico

Que parece bueno o poderoso en teoría, pero resulta débil o ineficaz en la práctica.

En inglés sencillo: Apparently good or powerful in theory, but weak or ineffective in real life.

• The enemy proved to be a paper tiger.
• He was a paper general with no battle experience.
• Their paper victory changed nothing for ordinary people.

Sinónimos: theoretical

Antónimos: real

Expresiones frecuentes: paper tiger, paper general, paper victory