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Meaning of Sandpaper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ

Definitions

Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
uncountable, usually
A sheet of such paper.
countable, usually

Equivalents

العربية ورق الصقل وَرَق زُجَاج

བོད་སྐད ཀོ་སག

Bosanski lija лист шмиргла

Català escatar

Čeština smirkový papír

Dansk sandpapir

Deutsch abschleifen abschmirgeln Sandpapier Schleifpapier Schleifpapierbogen Schmirgelpapier

Ελληνικά γυαλόχαρτο

Español lija lijar papel de lija

Eesti liivapaber

Suomi hioa hioma-arkki hiomapaperi

Français papier à poncer papier de verre poncer

Gaeilge páipéar gainimh páipéar scríobach

Gàidhlig pàipear-gainmhich

Galego lixa

हिन्दी रेगमाल

Hrvatski lija лист шмиргла

Bahasa Indonesia ampelas amril kertas abrasif

Íslenska sandpappír

Italiano carta vetrata scartavetrare

日本語サンドペーパー研磨紙紙やすり紙鑢

ქართული ზუმფარა

ខ្មែរ ក្រដាសខ្សាច់

한국어 사포 사포로 닦다

Latviešu smilšpapīrs

Македонски шмиргла

Nederlands schuurpapier

Polski papier ścierny szmergiel

Português lixa lixar

Română șmirghel

Русский лист нажда́чка нажда́чная бума́га шку́рить шкурка шлифова́льная бума́га шлифовать

Српски lija лист шмиргла

Svenska sandpapper slipark

Kiswahili msasa

ไทย กระดาษทราย

Tagalog liha

Türkçe zımpara zımpara kâğıdı

اردو ریگ مال

Tiếng Việt giấy nhám

Examples

“Near-synonym: emery paper”

“They like to finish it off with a piece of 600-grit sandpaper before cleaning and painting.”

“I need a scraper and a sandpaper over here.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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