paper

carta

Materiale sottile, fatto soprattutto di legno, usato per scrivere, stampare o avvolgere oggetti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a piece of paper (Write your name on a piece of paper.)

Espressioni comuni: sheet of paper, piece of paper, plain paper

giornale, quotidiano

Pubblicazione che contiene notizie, articoli e pubblicità.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: in the paper (I saw your photo in the paper.)

Sinonimi: newspaper

Espressioni comuni: daily paper, local paper, morning paper

carta da regalo, carta da imballaggio

Materiale sottile usato per avvolgere regali, pacchi o altri oggetti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: wrapping paper

Espressioni comuni: wrapping paper, brown paper, gift paper

articolo, articolo scientifico

Testo che presenta i risultati di una ricerca accademica o scientifica.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a paper on something (She published a paper on climate change.)

Sinonimi: article, study

Espressioni comuni: research paper, scientific paper, publish a paper

relazione, tesina

Testo su un argomento, spesso scritto per la scuola o per spiegare i piani del governo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a paper on something (I wrote a paper on local history.)

Sinonimi: report, essay

Espressioni comuni: term paper, white paper, policy paper

carta da parati

Materiale incollato alle pareti per coprirle e decorarle.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: wallpaper

Espressioni comuni: floral paper, wall paper, patterned paper

di carta

Fatto del materiale sottile usato per scrivere e stampare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: paper bag, paper cup, paper towel

di carta, teorico

Che sembra valido o potente in teoria, ma nella realtà è debole o inefficace.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: theoretical

Contrari: real

Espressioni comuni: paper tiger, paper general, paper victory