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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespaperclip
/ˈpeɪ.pəˌklɪp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small piece of bent wire or plastic used for holding several sheets of paper together.
"He used a paperclip to keep the report pages together."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Compound of paper and clip, first recorded in the late 19th century when standard wire paper clips began to be mass-produced for office use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "paperclip" is said worldwide
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trombones
Transliteration: trombone
"J'ai attaché les feuilles avec un trombone."
Büroklammer
Transliteration: Büroklammer
"Ich habe die Blätter mit einer Büroklammer zusammengeheftet."
graffetta
Transliteration: graffetta
"Ho usato una graffetta per tenere insieme i fogli."
sujeta papeles
Transliteration: sujeta papeles
"Necesito un sujeta papeles para estos documentos."
clipe
Transliteration: clipe
"Prendi os papéis com um clipe."
पेपरक्लिप
Transliteration: peparaklip
"मैंने कागज़ath को एक पेपरक्लिप से जोड़ा।"
回形针
Transliteration: huí xíng zhēn
"我用回形针把文件夹好了。"
클립
Transliteration: keullip
"서류들을 클립으로 고정했습니다."
ペーパークリップ
Transliteration: pēpā kurippu
"書類をペーパークリップで留めました。"
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