paperwork

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪpərwɜːrk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpeɪpɚˌwɝk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pā′pər wûrk′)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
paperwork n uncountable (forms, etc.)papeleo nm
 There's a lot of paperwork to fill in, if you want to enrol on this course.
 Hay mucho papeleo para completar si te quieres inscribir a este curso.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
paperwork n uncountable (work to do)trabajo de oficina nm + loc adj
  trabajo administrativo nm + adj
  (MX: coloquial)papeleo nm
 People think police work is exciting, but police officers often spend more time doing paperwork than chasing robbers.
 La gente cree que el trabajo policial es emocionante, pero los oficiales pasan más tiempo haciendo trabajo de oficina que persiguiendo ladrones.
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'paperwork' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
admin - administration - bureaucracy - bureaucratic - portfolio
Spanish:
papeleo - documentación - gestión - empapelado - tramitación de expedientes

Collocations: get through the paperwork, get going on the paperwork, a [stack, lot, pile] of paperwork (to get through), more...

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