papéis
1. Sheets of material made from wood pulp used for writing, printing, or wrapping
The printer ran out of papers.
A impressora ficou sem papéis.
2. Documents, especially official or legal documents
She organized all her important papers in a folder.
Ela organizou todos os seus papéis importantes em uma pasta.
3. Identification documents or credentials
The officer asked to see his papers at the border.
O policial pediu para ver seus papéis na fronteira.
4. Academic or scholarly articles or essays
The professor assigned three papers for the semester.
O professor designou três trabalhos para o semestre.
5. Newspapers
I read the papers every morning.
Eu leio os jornais toda manhã.
NYC Slang
docs (when referring to identification documents)
Related Idioms & Phrases
on paper (em teoria/no papel)
put it on paper (colocar no papel)
walking papers (demissão)
papers please (seus papéis, por favor)
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