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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespapel manteiga
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paˈpɛw mũˈtejɡɐ
"O arquiteto usou papel manteiga para o rascunho."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A semitransparent paper used for tracing drawings, maps, or designs.
"She placed the tracing paper over the architectural blueprint to copy the foundation layout." - 2
Any thin, translucent paper used for wrapping or protective layering in manufacturing and bookbinding.
"The delicate vintage book illustration was protected by a fine sheet of tracing paper."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the verb 'trace' (derived from Old French 'tracier', meaning to track or follow a line, ultimately from Latin 'tractiare') with 'paper' (derived from Latin 'papyrus', via Old French 'papir'). Historically developed for architectural and artistic copying before modern duplication technologies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tracing Paper" is said worldwide
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papier calque
Transliteration: pa-pje kalk
"Il a dessiné les contours sur du papier calque."
Pauspapier
Transliteration: paʊsˌpaːpɪɐ
"Benutze Pauspapier, um die Zeichnung zu übertragen."
carta velina
Transliteration: ˈkarta veˈlina
"Ho usato la carta velina per copiare il disegno."
papel vegetal
Transliteration: paˈpel bexeˈtal
"El plano fue copiado utilizando papel vegetal."
papel manteiga
Transliteration: paˈpɛw mũˈtejɡɐ
"O arquiteto usou papel manteiga para o rascunho."
ट्रacing पेपर
Transliteration: tracing pepar
"नक्शा बनाने के लिए ट्रेसिंग पेपर का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
描图纸
Transliteration: miáo tú zhǐ
"建筑师把描图纸盖在草图上。"
트레이싱 종이
Transliteration: teureising jong-i
"디자이너가 트레이싱 종이에 스케치를 덧그렸습니다."
トレーシングペーパー
Transliteration: torēsingu pēpā
"製図にはトレーシングペーパーが欠かせない。"
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