Polyglot Dictionary

paperasse

/pa.pʁas/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. paperwork

    • La paperasse prend une éternité.

      The paperwork takes forever.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Spanish

papeleo

papeleo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "paperwork."

Practice

1 What does paperasse mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ prend une éternité.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches paperasse?

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