Paperwork

/ˈpeɪpərˌwɜrk/ noun

Definition

routine administrative tasks involving documents and forms

Etymology

compound of paper (from Latin papyrus) + work (from Old English weorc)

Kelly Says

Paperwork is a modern compound that perfectly captures the bureaucratic age - when administrative tasks became as important as physical labor!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ወረቀት ሥራ
ARالعربية
أعمال ورقية
BNবাংলা
কাগজপত্র
CACatalà
burocràcia
CSČeština
kancelářské práce
DADansk
papirarbejde
DEDeutsch
Papierkram
ELΕλληνικά
γραφειοκρατία
ESEspañol
papeleo
FAفارسی
کارهای اداری
FISuomi
paperityöt
FRFrançais
paperasse
GUGU
કાગળی કામ
HAHA
abubuwan takardu
HEעברית
עבודת נייר
HIहिन्दी
कागजी काम
HUMagyar
papírmunka
IDBahasa Indonesia
dokumen
IGIG
oru akwụkwọ
ITItaliano
pratiche
JA日本語
書類
KKKK
құжаттық жұмыс
KMKM
ឯកសារ
KO한국어
서류
MRMR
कागदपत्र
MSBahasa Melayu
kertas kerja
MYမြန်မာ
စာရွက်စာတမ်း
NLNederlands
papierwerk
NONorsk
papirarbeid
PAPA
ਕਾਗਜ਼ੀ ਕੰਮ
PLPolski
papierkowa robota
PTPortuguês
papelada
RORomână
birocrație
RUРусский
бумажная работа
SVSvenska
pappersarbete
SWKiswahili
karatasi
TAதமிழ்
কাগজের কাজ
TEతెలుగు
కాగితపు పనులు
THไทย
เอกสาร
TLTL
dokumentasyon
TRTürkçe
evrak işleri
UKУкраїнська
бюрократія
URاردو
کاغذی کام
VITiếng Việt
công việc giấy tờ
YOYO
iṣẹ alatakun
ZH中文
文书
ZUZU
umsebenzi wephepha

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