en red tape (n)

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en bureaucratic procedure (n, act) ➜
  • af rompslomp ➜
  • de amtsschimmel ➜
  • en administrativia ➜
  • en administrivia ➜
  • en paperwork ➜
  • es burocracia ➜
  • es cinta roja ➜
  • es papeleo ➜
  • fa کاغذبازی ➜
  • fi paperisota ➜
  • fr impôt papier ➜
  • fr paperasse ➜
  • fr paperasserie ➜
  • hi लालफ़ीता ➜
  • ja お役所さんの仕事 ➜
  • ja レッドテープ ➜
  • ja 繁文縟礼 ➜
  • pt burocracia ➜
  • ru бюрократизм ➜
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Related terms

  • en bureaucratic ➜
  • en regulation ➜
  • fr bureaucratie ➜
  • fr excessif ➜

Context of this term

  • en metonym ➜
  • fr administration ➜
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