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Tesafilm

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German

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A roll of office tape
A roll of sellotape / Scotch tape

Etymology

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From Tesa +‎ Film. The former is a trademark; see the lemma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈteːzaˌfɪlm/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Noun

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Tesafilm m or n (strong, genitive Tesafilmes or Tesafilms, plural Tesafilme)

  1. (slightly informal) (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape, office tape
    Synonyms: Tesa, Klebefilm, Klebeband
  2. (uncommon) adhesive tape in general
    Synonyms: Tesa, Klebeband

Usage notes

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  • The word is regularly masculine (after Film). In practice, it is not seldom neuter (after the synonyms Tesa and Klebeband).

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Tesafilm” in Duden online
  • Tesafilm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache