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Flypaper

Noun CEFR B2
ˈflaɪˌpeɪpɚ

Definitions

A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

16 more languages
العربيةصائدة الذباب
Българскимухоловка
Bosanskilep
Češtinamucholapka
Suomikärpäspaperi
Hrvatskilep
Italianoacchiappamosche
日本語蝿取り紙蠅取り紙
한국어끈끈이
Kurdîlep
Nederlandsvliegenstrip
Polskileplep na muchy
Русскийлипу́чка для мух
Slovenčinamucholapka
Српскиlep
Svenskaflugpapper

Examples

“"What did I tell⟳ you? The thing clings like⟳ a flypaper," Josella observed to me.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

flypaper theory flypast flype flyperson flyposter flyrobin

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