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paperweight
(peɪpəʳweɪt)
Word forms: plural paperweights
countable noun
A paperweight is a small heavy object which you place on papers to prevent them from being disturbed or blown away.
paperweight in British English
(ˈpeɪpəˌweɪt)
noun
a small heavy object placed on loose papers to prevent them from scattering
paperweight in American English
(ˈpeɪpərˌweɪt)
noun
any small, heavy object, often decorative, set on papers to keep them from being blown away or scattered
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British English: paperweight /ˈpeɪpəˌweɪt/ NOUN
A paperweight is a small heavy object which you place on papers to prevent them from being disturbed or blown away.
- American English: paperweight
- Arabic: ثَقَالَةُ الْوَرَقِ
- Brazilian Portuguese: pesa-papéis
- Chinese: 纸镇
- Croatian: pritiskivač za papire
- Czech: těžítko na spisy
- Danish: brevvægt
- Dutch: presse-papier
- European Spanish: pisapapeles
- Finnish: paperipaino
- French: presse-papier
- German: Briefbeschwerer
- Greek: πρες-παπιέ
- Italian: fermacarte
- Japanese: ペーパーウェイト
- Korean: 서진
- Norwegian: brevpresse
- Polish: przycisk do papieru
- European Portuguese: pisa-papéis
- Romanian: prespapier
- Russian: пресс-папье
- Latin American Spanish: pisapapeles
- Swedish: brevpress
- Thai: ที่ทับกระดาษ
- Turkish: kağıt ağırlığı
- Ukrainian: прес-пап'є
- Vietnamese: cái chặn giấy
Chinese translation of 'paperweight'
paperweight
(ˈpeɪpəweɪt)
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