| Engels > Nederlands |
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| file |
| 1. dossier, ordner |
| 2. vijl |
| 3. vijlen |
| Engels > Engels |
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| file |
| 1. n. A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| 2. n. A roll or list. |
| 3. n. Course of thought; thread of narration. |
| 4. n. (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name. |
| I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space. |
| 5. v. To commit (official papers) to some office. |
| 6. v. To place in an archive in a logical place and order |
| 7. v. To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer. |
| 8. v. (intransitive, with for, chiefly legal) To submit a formal request to some office. |
| She filed for divorce the next day. |
| The company filed for bankruptcy when the office opened on Monday. |
| They filed for a refund under their warranty. |
| 9. v. (transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away. |
| 10. n. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side. |
| The troops marched in Indian file. |
| 11. n. (military) A small detachment of soldiers. |
| 12. n. (chess) one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter). The analog horizontal lines are the ranks. |
| 13. v. (intransitive) To move in a file. |
| The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full. |
| 14. n. A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal. |
| 15. n. (slang) A cunning or resourceful person. |
| 16. v. To smooth, grind, or cut with a file. |
| I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring. |
| 17. v. (archaic) to defile |
| 18. v. to corrupt |
