cling film

See also: clingfilm

English

Alternative forms

• clingfilm

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/

Noun

cling film (countable and uncountable, plural cling films)

1. (British, rarely Philippines) 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
• Finnish: muovikelmu, elmukelmu
• 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
• Kazakh: тағамдық қабықша (tağamdyq qabyqşa)
• 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