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papier calque — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flimsy adj Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.

Senses

papier calque is used for these senses in English:

  • flimsy (also, attributive, uncountable) Thin typing paper used together with carbon paper in a typewriter to make multiple copies of a document; (countable) a sheet of such paper.
  • tracing paper A translucent paper on which may be traced the design of whatever it is placed on.

flimsy — full definition

  1. adj Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.
  2. adj Unconvincing or weak, especially describing an argument or excuse.

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