🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Fita de pintor

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Fita de pintor

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Painters Tape/ˈpeɪn.tərz teɪp/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela usou fita de pintor para proteger as bordas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of adhesive tape used to mask off areas during painting to create clean lines.

    "Before starting the project, she carefully applied painters tape along the edges of the wall."
  2. 2

    A tape that can be easily removed without damaging the surface underneath.

    "He chose a low-tack painters tape to ensure the wallpaper would not be harmed when removed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'painters tape' combines 'painter', derived from the Old French 'peintre', meaning one who applies color, and 'tape', from the Latin 'tapa', referring to a strip of material. The term evolved in the 20th century as a specific type of adhesive tape designed for painting applications.

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