cling film

See also: clingfilm

English

Alternative forms

clingfilm

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/

Noun

cling film (countable and uncountable, plural cling films)

(Britain) A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.

Synonyms

(plastic film that clings): plastic wrap, Saran Wrap (US)

Translations

plastic film that clings

Dutch: huishoudfolie f
French: film étirable m
Galician: filme (gl) m
German: Frischhaltefolie (de) f, Adhäsionsfolie f, Plastikfolie (de) f
Hungarian: folpack (hu) (genericized trademark)
Irish: scannán cumhdaithe m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: plastfolie m

Nynorsk: plastfolie m

Russian: пищевая (ru) (piščevaja) плёнка (ru) f (pljónka)
Spanish: film estirable m
Swedish: plastfolie (sv)

See also

Saran Wrap

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.