paperweight

1. A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.

   Briefbeschwerer

   пресс-папье́press-papʹjé

   прес-пап'є́pres-papʺjé

2. Any object used for this purpose.

   John used his coffee mug as a paperweight.

   Briefbeschwerer

   пресс-папье́press-papʹjé

3. (slang)A useless piece of equipment.

   On Windows, the card has a working driver. On Linux right now, it's a paperweight.

1. This paperweight belonged to my grandfather.

   ruЭто пресс-папье принадлежало моему дедушке. — marafon

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2. Where can I buy a paperweight?

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3. You can use it as a paperweight.

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4. This is just a paperweight.

   ruЭто всего лишь пресс-папье. — venticello

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5. It's nothing but a glorified paperweight now.

   deSie ist nurmehr ein besserer Briefbeschwerer. — Yorwba

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