Meanings
nounadhesive tape (countable and uncountable, plural adhesive tapes)
plural adhesive tapes
- countableuncountableTape with an adhesive film on one side, used to attach materials to something.
Synonyms: sellotape, sticky tape, Scotch tape
- UScountableuncountablemedicineSurgical tape, such tape made specifically for medical purposes.
Synonyms: medical tape
Synonyms & antonyms
nounTape with an adhesive film on one side, used to attach materials to something.
nounSurgical tape, such tape made specifically for medical purposes.
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Translations
Afrikaans kleefband, kleeflint
- kleefbandadhesive tape generally
- kleeflintadhesive tape generally
- plakbandadhesive tape generally
- hegpleistermedical tape
Arabic شَرِيط لَاصِق
- شَرِيط لَاصِق (šarīṭ lāṣiq)adhesive tape generally
Bengali স্কস্টেপ
- স্কস্টেপ (skosṭep)adhesive tape generally
Bulgarian ти́ксо, ско́ч
- ти́ксо (tíkso)adhesive tape generally
- ско́ч (skóč)adhesive tape generally
- лейкопла́ст (lejkoplást)medical tape
- пласти́р (plastír)medical tape
Catalan cinta adhesiva, esparadrap
- cinta adhesivaadhesive tape generally
- esparadrapmedical tape
Chinese Cantonese 膠紙 /胶纸
- 膠紙 /胶纸 (gaau¹ zi²)adhesive tape generally
Chinese Mandarin 膠帶 /胶带, 絆創膏 /绊创膏
- 膠帶 /胶带 (jiāodài)adhesive tape generally
- 絆創膏 /绊创膏 (bànchuānggāo)medical tape
- 橡皮膏 (xiàngpígāo)medical tape
Czech lepící páska, izolepa
- lepící páskaadhesive tape generally
- izolepaadhesive tape generally
Danish tape, klisterbånd
- tapeadhesive tape generally
- klisterbåndadhesive tape generally
- klæbebåndadhesive tape generally
- selvklæbende tapeadhesive tape generally
Dutch plakband
- plakbandadhesive tape generally
Esperanto glubendo, adhera rubando
- glubendoadhesive tape generally
- adhera rubandoadhesive tape generally
- sparadrapomedical tape
Finnish teippi, kiinnelaastari
- teippiadhesive tape generally
- kiinnelaastarimedical tape
- haavateippimedical tape
- ihoteippimedical tape
French ruban adhésif, scotch
- ruban adhésifadhesive tape generally
- scotchadhesive tape generally
- sparadrapmedical tape
German Klebeband, Klebefilm m Tesafilm
- Klebebandadhesive tape generally
- Klebefilm m Tesafilmadhesive tape generally
- nadhesive tape generally
- Tesaadhesive tape generally
Greek κολλητική ταινία
- κολλητική ταινία (kollitikí tainía)adhesive tape generally
Hebrew סרט דביק
- סרט דביק (séret davík)adhesive tape generally
Hindi चिपकपट्टी
- चिपकपट्टी (cipakpaṭṭī)adhesive tape generally
Hungarian ragasztószalag, cellux
- ragasztószalagadhesive tape generally
- celluxadhesive tape generally
Icelandic límband, teip
- límbandadhesive tape generally
- teipadhesive tape generally
Indonesian selotip
- selotipadhesive tape generally
Italian nastro, nastro adesivo
- nastroadhesive tape generally
- nastro adesivoadhesive tape generally
- nastro adesivomedical tape
Japanese テープ, セロハンテープ
- テープ (tēpu)adhesive tape generally
- セロハンテープ (serohan tēpu)adhesive tape generally
- セロテープ (serotēpu)adhesive tape generally
- 粘着テープ (nenchaku tēpu)adhesive tape generally
- サージカルテープ (sājikaru tēpu)medical tape
- 絆創膏 (bansōkō)medical tape
Korean 테이프, 스카치 테이프
- 테이프 (teipeu)adhesive tape generally
- 스카치 테이프 (seukachi teipeu)adhesive tape generally
- 셀로판 테이프 (sellopan teipeu)adhesive tape generally
- 셀로 테이프 (sello teipeu)adhesive tape generally
- 접착 테이프 (jeopchak teipeu)adhesive tape generally
Malay pita pelekat
- pita pelekatadhesive tape generally
Polish taśma klejąca, taśma
- taśma klejącaadhesive tape generally
- taśmaadhesive tape generally
- taśma samoprzylepnaadhesive tape generally
- taśma lepnaadhesive tape generally
- taśma chirurgicznamedical tape
Portuguese fita adesiva, fita gomada
- fita adesivaadhesive tape generally
- fita gomadaadhesive tape generally
- fita-colaadhesive tape generally
- durexadhesive tape generally
- esparadrapomedical tape
Romanian bandă adezivă
- bandă adezivăadhesive tape generally
Russian скотч, кле́йкая ле́нта
- скотч (skotč)adhesive tape generally
- кле́йкая ле́нта (kléjkaja lénta)adhesive tape generally
- ли́пкая ле́нта (lípkaja lénta)adhesive tape generally
- лейкопла́стырь (lejkoplástyrʹ)medical tape
- пла́стырь (plástyrʹ)medical tape
Scottish Gaelic teip steigeach, teip steigeach
- teip steigeachadhesive tape generally
- teip steigeachmedical tape
Spanish cinta adhesiva, celo
- cinta adhesivaadhesive tape generally
- celoadhesive tape generally
- cinta peganteadhesive tape generally
- cinta Scotch (skoch)adhesive tape generally
- diurexadhesive tape generally
- fixoadhesive tape generally
- tape (teip)adhesive tape generally
- teipeadhesive tape generally
- teipiadhesive tape generally
- cinta escocesaadhesive tape generally
- esparadrapomedical tape
Swedish tejp, tape
- tejpadhesive tape generally
- tapeadhesive tape generally
Thai เทป, เทปกาว
- เทป (téep)adhesive tape generally
- เทปกาวadhesive tape generally
- แถบกาวadhesive tape generally
- กระดาษกาวadhesive tape generally
Turkish bant, bant
- bantadhesive tape generally
- bantmedical tape
- cerrahi bantmedical tape
Ukrainian скотч, клейка стрічка
- скотч (skotč)adhesive tape generally
- клейка стрічка (klejka strička)adhesive tape generally
Vietnamese băng dính, băng dán
- băng dínhadhesive tape generally
- băng dánadhesive tape generally
- băng keoadhesive tape generally
Welsh tâp selo, selotep
- tâp seloadhesive tape generally
- selotepadhesive tape generally
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