ramette

English translation: small formatted ream of paper

11:48 Aug 1, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Paper / Paper Manufacturing
English term or phrase: ramette
referring to paper products - I know rame is ream of paper but cannot find translation for ramette.
MAZ
Selected answer:small formatted ream of paper
Explanation:
guess based on what ramette means in French

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-08-01 12:00:53 GMT)
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or perhaps \"ream of small-format paper\"

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-08-01 12:12:34 GMT)
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the word \"ramette\" is neither in Webster\'s Unabridged, nor in the OED, so it does not appear to be an accepted English word
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Jonathan MacKerron
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
2 +4small formatted ream of paper
Jonathan MacKerron
4 +2no
mcguegan


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
small formatted ream of paper


Explanation:
guess based on what ramette means in French

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-08-01 12:00:53 GMT)
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or perhaps \"ream of small-format paper\"

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-08-01 12:12:34 GMT)
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the word \"ramette\" is neither in Webster\'s Unabridged, nor in the OED, so it does not appear to be an accepted English word

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eva Karpouzi
14 mins
  -> thx

agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
16 mins
  -> thx

agree  LJC (X): it can also be a packet of 125 sheets of paper, according to Larousse.
5 hrs
  -> thx, le Petit Robert = "Rame de papier de petit format"

neutral  Ramesh Madhavan: Very interesting. I tried the french-english dictionary and it says something else! Check this: http://lookwayup.com/lwu.exe/lwu/toEng?s=d&sLang=Fra&w=rame
1 day 20 hrs

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
12 days
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
no


Explanation:
ramette : format A3 and A4
rame : above format A3

both are 500 sheets of paper

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Note added at 39 mins (2004-08-01 12:28:13 GMT)
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it seems the english translation is the same for both, no distinction

\"A3 and/or A4 ream\"


    Reference: http://educationesthetique.free.fr/culture/papier.pdf
mcguegan
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jonathan MacKerron: what are you saying no to?? Your link is to a site in French, the question posed is about English!
4 mins
  -> it's a french word.

agree  Eva Karpouzi
5 mins
  -> merci

neutral  Vicky Papaprodromou: However, it's still a French word.
6 mins
  -> merci

agree  zaphod
1 hr
  -> merci
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