paperwork

Signification (Anglais)

1. (uncountable, usually) Routine work involving written documents.
2. (uncountable, usually) Written documents.
3. (also, excessive, figuratively, uncountable, usually) Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
4. (US, slang, uncountable, usually) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
5. (countable, usually) A work in paper.

Concepts

paperasserie

Tâches administratives

écrit

lettre

note

archives

tâches administratives

document

Synonymes

clerical work

archives

busy-work

document

letter

note

records

red tape

writing

bureaucratic procedure

office work

desk jockey

record-keeping

accounting

staff-work

Traductions

papeleo

Schreibarbeit

papelada

paperassa

Büroarbeit

kırtasiyecilik

العمل الكتابي

Administratief werk

documentação

trabalho de escritório

preenchimento de formulários

papelório

papelerío

Papierkram

paperada

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From paper + work.