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Meaning of file | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR A2 Frequent

faɪl

Definitions

archive
A surname.
A surname
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
A spicy herb made from the dried and ground leaves of the North American sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum) and used in Louisiana Creole cooking.
uncountable
A small detachment of soldiers.
A roll or list.
A cunning or resourceful person.
archaic, slang
filing cabinet
One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
A course of thought; a thread of narration.
A pickpocket.
obsolete, slang
first-person singular present indicative of archivar
An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
Clipping of file cabinet.
Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Equivalents

Afrikaans leer

العربية الملفّ مبرد ملف

Azərbaycanca əyə fayl törpü yeyə

Беларуская па́пка справа

Български колона пила подавам файл

Bosanski fajl fil fila katalog kolumna lima limar pila vile датотека дело колона пила справа строј турпија фајл

Català arxiu columna fitxer llima

Čeština archiv archivovat pilník pilovat podat pořadač požádat šanon sloupec složka soubor uložit založit zástup

Cymraeg ffeil rhathell

Dansk arkivere fil fremme kø lagre linje

Deutsch Abheften abspeichern Akte Antrag stellen archivieren beanspruchen beantragen Datei Dossier eingeben einreichen einsortieren Feile Feilen File Hefter Kartei Küchenzeile Linie Ordner Reihe speichern

Ελληνικά αρχείο αρχειοθετώ καταθέτω λίμα λιμάρω ρινίζω σειρά στήλη συστοιχία

Esperanto dosiero fajli fajlilo vico

Español archivar archivo columna cursar declarar entablar expediente ficha fichero fila gestionar guardar lima limar limatón presentar tramitar

Eesti liin

Euskara lima

Suomi arkistoida hakea jättää jono kansio linja nostaa tallentaa tiedosto viila viilata

Français colonne dossier fichier file File filé lime limer

Gaeilge comhad

Gàidhlig faidhle lìomh

עברית פצירה קובץ

हिन्दी फ़ाइल रेती

Hrvatski fajl fil fila katalog kolumna lima limar pila vile датотека дело колона пила справа строј турпија фајл

Magyar adatállomány akta fájl reszel reszelő vonal

Հայերեն թղթապանակ խարտոց նիշք ֆայլ

Bahasa Indonesia berkas fail

Íslenska skrá sverfa tölvuskrá þjöl

Italiano archiviare archivio cartella colonna depositare fila file intentare lima limare limetta presentare

日本語ファイルやすり掛け保存する保管する列提起する申請する綴じ込み鑢

ქართული ფაილი ქლიბი

Қазақша егеу түрпі файл

ខ្មែរ អង្រូស ឯកសារ

한국어 렬 서류철 쓸다 열 줄 파일

Kurdî berkaş cot dosya Ege fail fîl file katalog ko ko ko limê pila rij tep

Кыргызча өгөө

Latina fasciculus lima limo

Lëtzebuergesch Fichier

ລາວ ແຟ້ມ ໄຟລ໌

Lietuvių byla failas

Latviešu datne fails lieta rinda vīle vīlēt

Te Reo Māori kaha

Македонски архивира датотека досие картотека колона низа пила податоте́ка поднесува регистрира строј Струга турпија фајл

മലയാളം അര പ്രമാണം

Монгол файл хуурай

Bahasa Melayu fail

Malti arkivju fajl

မြန်မာဘာသာ တံစဉ်း ဖိုင်

Nederlands archiveren bestand dossier file keukenblok kolonne lijn opslaan ordner rij vijl vijlen

Polski kartoteka katalog kolumna opiłować opiłowywać pilnik plik

Português arquivar arquivo coluna ficheiro fila filé guardar lima limar linha lixa lixar registrar salvar

Română coloană dosar fișier pilă

Русский архивировать вереница вертикаль дело досье записывать запоминать колонна надфиль напильник па́пка пилка пилочка подава́ть докуме́нты подава́ть жа́лобу подава́ть заявле́ние подпиливать подшива́ть к де́лу регистри́ровать сдава́ть в архи́в сохранять строй файл шеренга шлифовать

Slovenčina stĺp

Slovenščina pila

Српски fajl fil fila katalog kolumna lima limar pila vile датотека дело колона пила справа строј турпија фајл

Svenska arkiv arkivera fil fila ko linje

తెలుగు ఆకురాయి

ไทย ตะไบ แถว แฟ้ม ไฟล์

Tagalog kikil talaksan

Türkçe arşivlemek başvurmak dosya ege müracaat etmek saklamak talep etmek törpü törpülemek

ئۇيغۇرچە ئارخىپ ھۆججەت

Українська досьє папка пи́лка справа файл

Tiếng Việt cót giũa tập tin tép tệp tin

Examples

“It is upon a file with the duke's other letters.”

“We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files We'd like to help you learn to help yourself”

“a file of all the gentry”

“Let me resume the file of my narration.”

“He had created a file for coding to design a new product.”

“I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space.”

“Many homes now have double-file kitchens.”

“The Nonfiction Vertical File: […]I spent my university years working in the library at the Maritime School of Social Work. One of my responsibilities was to keep the library's vertical file up to date. The vertical file was a cabinet full of current newspaper and magazine clippings on topics of interest to the students and faculty of the school.”

“The troops marched in Indian file.”

“Will is an old file, in spite of his smooth face.”

“The greatest character among them was that of a Pickpocket, or, in truer language, a File.”

“The greatest character among them was that of a pickpocket, or, in their language, a file.”

CEFR level

Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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