paper

papier

Matière fine, fabriquée surtout à partir de bois, servant à écrire, imprimer ou emballer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a piece of paper (Write your name on a piece of paper.)

Expressions courantes : sheet of paper, piece of paper, plain paper

journal

Publication contenant des nouvelles, des articles et des publicités.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : in the paper (I saw your photo in the paper.)

Synonymes : newspaper

Expressions courantes : daily paper, local paper, morning paper

papier cadeau, papier d’emballage

Matière fine utilisée pour envelopper des cadeaux, des colis ou d’autres objets.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : wrapping paper

Expressions courantes : wrapping paper, brown paper, gift paper

article, article scientifique

Texte qui présente les résultats d’une recherche universitaire ou scientifique.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a paper on something (She published a paper on climate change.)

Synonymes : article, study

Expressions courantes : research paper, scientific paper, publish a paper

rapport, dissertation

Texte sur un sujet, souvent rédigé pour les études ou pour expliquer les projets du gouvernement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a paper on something (I wrote a paper on local history.)

Synonymes : report, essay

Expressions courantes : term paper, white paper, policy paper

papier peint

Matériau collé sur les murs pour les recouvrir et les décorer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : wallpaper

Expressions courantes : floral paper, wall paper, patterned paper

en papier

Fabriqué avec la matière fine utilisée pour écrire et imprimer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : paper bag, paper cup, paper towel

de papier, théorique

Qui semble bon ou puissant en théorie, mais reste faible ou inefficace dans la réalité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : theoretical

Contraires : real

Expressions courantes : paper tiger, paper general, paper victory