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Meanings of papering in inglês

espanhol
empapelado

The application of wallpaper.

        empapelado
        Usage of papering in inglês
        1
        There is the house to be cleaned, and some painting and papering.
        By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
        2
        Oh, I do not go out papering and painting; oh dear, no!
        The Story of Glass
        3
        He was, however, well acquainted with techniques for papering a house.
        The house of wittgenstein: a family at war
        4
        My father's study much the same;-thedrawing-roomstoo, except the papering.
        Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
        5
        Webster's bills were too high for papering and painting company houses.
        Working With the Working Woman
        6
        Holt coloured as he read, and immediately said that he chose the papering job.
        The Crofton Boys
        7
        But it felt that everyone was papering over the cracks.
        The Guardian
        8
        Now is the best time for painting, whitewashing, papering, and other decorating and repairing.
        The Complete Home
        9
        There they worked hard, papering, white-washing, and, finally, even painting.
        The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls
        10
        You try sand-papering it, me lad, an' you'll find it come orf all right.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917
        11
        However, it's only papering over the cracks of inequality.
        The Guardian
        12
        After the papering was finished I missed that spot as if it had been human.
        Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Mi...
        13
        It has been cleaned, but judiciously, without sand-papering away the tool-marks on the ancient stone.
        In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
        14
        He had had workmen in the house for a month, papering, painting, plumbing, and altering.
        Queed: A Novel
        15
        But all this, with the necessary cleaning, whitewashing, painting, and papering, ran away with money.
        A Simpleton
        16
        My father made small talk after he'd gone, papering over the cracks of our last exchange.
        Empty mile
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