sans-papiers

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.pa.pje/

Noun

sans-papiers m or f (plural sans-papiers)

1. immigrant without the proper work permits or identification; illegal immigrant

Further reading

• “sans-papiers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.