on paper

English - Turkish

Definition of on paper in English Turkish dictionary

kâğıt üzerinde

Bu plan kağıt üzerinde harika görünüyorken, bir felaket olduğu ortaya çıktı. - This plan, while looking great on paper, turned out to be a disaster.

Böyle bir felsefe kağıt üzerinde makul görünüyor, ancak gerçek dünyada istenilen sonucu vermiyor. - Such a philosophy seems reasonable on paper, but it never works out in the real world.

kâğıt üzerinde kalan

English - English

Definition of on paper in English English dictionary

According to known information, such as statistics

06 June, 2002, Graham Snowdon, The Telegraph:Hutchinson, the current champion at 50 miles, is on paper the fastest rider in the field for Sunday's event.

as written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper"

as written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper

as described in contrast to as practiced; "on paper, this looks like a good idea"

theoretically: according to the assumed facts; "on paper the candidate seems promising"

theoretically, in theory

Hyphenation

on pa·per

Turkish pronunciation

ôn peypır

Synonyms

abstractly, conceivably, hypothetically, theoretically

Pronunciation

/ˈôn ˈpāpər/ /ˈɔːn ˈpeɪpɜr/

Etymology

[ 'on, 'än ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English an, on, preposition & adverb, from Old English; akin to Old High German ana on, Greek ana up, on.

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