a papelada

paperwork, bureaucracy

p ɐ p ɨ l a d ɐ
papel paper + ada act, result, or instance of an action
noun · feminine Rare #33,165
paperwork, bureaucracy Usually refers to documents and administrative tasks, often with a negative sense of tedious paperwork.
PO: Tenho muita papelada para fazer hoje.
EN: I have a lot of paperwork to do today.

Protocolos e papelada, está tudo aqui.

Protocols and paperwork, it’s all here.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Ele estava trabalhando até tarde, cuidando da papelada.

He was working late, taking care of the paperwork.

— The Hand of God: A Mão de Deus (2021)

Vamos à porra da papelada.

Let's get down to the damn paperwork.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Ela passa mais de um terço de seu tempo mexendo na papelada.

She spends more than a third of her time dealing with paperwork.

Mary estava sentada em sua mesa cuidando da papelada.

Mary was sitting at her desk taking care of the paperwork.

Tom odeia papelada.

Tom hates paperwork.

Para pôr essa ideia em prática, cuidei da papelada para promover Dietrich.

To put this idea into practice, I took care of the paperwork to promote Dietrich.