paper doll

• Figurine plate, bidimensionnelle, découpée dans du papier, souvent destinée à être habillée avec des vêtements en papier séparés, utilisée comme jouet ou à des fins artistiques.

A flat, two-dimensional figure cut out of paper, often designed to be dressed with separate paper clothing, used as a toy or for artistic purposes.

1. Toy figureA2formal

   A flat, two-dimensional figure made of paper, often with separate clothes that can be attached, used as a toy.

   Poupée de papier

   • She spent hours cutting out paper dolls and their outfits.
   • The children played with paper dolls on a rainy afternoon.
   • He collected vintage paper dolls from the 1950s.

2. Metaphor for a passive personB2informalamerican

   A person who is easily manipulated or controlled, like a doll.

   pantin

   • She felt like a paper doll in the hands of her controlling boss.
   • He refused to be a paper doll in the political game.
   • The actor complained that the director treated him like a paper doll.