file
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 collection of papersADJECTIVE▪ bulging, bulky (BrE), thick▪ box (BrE), card, lever-arch (BrE), Manila, paper▪
six box files bulging with notes
▪ official▪ confidential, personal, secret▪ detailed▪ case▪The work involves preparing case files and attending court.
▪ information▪ client, customer, personnel▪ court, newspaper, office, police, security▪ medical… OF FILES▪ box, stack▪A stack of files awaited me on my desk.
VERB + FILE▪ have, keep, maintain▪The company keeps secret files on all its employees.
▪Personnel files are kept in secure storage.
▪ keep sth on▪Your application will be kept on file (= kept for possible future use).
▪ collate, compile, prepare▪He had compiled a file of largely circumstantial evidence.
▪ enter sth into (esp. BrE)▪The details of the incident will be entered into the file.
▪ open▪The police have opened a file on the case.
▪ close▪The file on the murder was closed five years ago.
▪She closed the file and put it aside.
▪ reopen▪Police have reopened the file on the missing girl.
▪ review▪ update▪It is important to update customer files.
▪ pull, pull out, remove, take out▪She went to the filing cabinet and took out a file.
▪ check, examine, go through, look at, read, scan▪I'll check the files for any information on the case.
▪ burn, destroyFILE + VERB▪ contain sthFILE + NOUN▪ cabinet, drawer (both AmE) (filing cabinet in BrE)▪ folder▪ clerk (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in a/the file▪the information contained in the police files
▪ on file▪All the details of the transaction are on file.
▪ file on▪The police already have a thick file on that family.
2 on a computer/diskADJECTIVE▪ large▪ computer, digital, electronic▪ data, database, document, spreadsheet, text▪ executable, program▪ system▪ audio, music, sound▪ graphics, image▪ multimedia▪ video▪ master▪ backup▪to make/take a backup file
▪ log▪ HTML, PDF, etc.▪ compressed, ZIP▪ infected▪ help… OF FILES▪ directory, list, setVERB + FILE▪ create▪ download, upload▪ hold sth in, store sth in▪the information held in this file
▪ close, open▪ save▪ load▪ install▪ access, read, view▪You need a special password to access this file.
▪ back up, copy▪ edit, modify▪ delete, erase▪ delete sth from▪Data has been deleted from this file.
▪ name, rename▪ recover, retrieve▪how to recover deleted files
▪ hold, store▪The files are stored in Mac format.
▪ compress▪ send, transfer▪Files are transferred between workstations.
▪ export, import▪ share▪ attach▪ overwrite▪ encryptFILE + VERB▪ contain sthFILE + NOUN▪ name▪ format, size▪ server▪ sharing▪ system▪ transfer▪ extension▪ managerPREPOSITION▪ in a/the file▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The names and addresses are all kept in computer files.
verb1 put sth in a fileADVERB▪ alphabetically▪ electronically▪ mentally▪She mentally filed the name away for later.
▪ away▪These notes should be carefully filed away for future reference.
PREPOSITION▪ under▪The card is filed alphabetically under the name of the editor.
2 record sth officiallyADVERB▪ formally, officially▪He has now formally filed a complaint against the police.
▪ jointlyPREPOSITION▪ for▪to file for bankruptcy/divorce
▪ with▪A copy of the notice must be filed with the court.
3 walk in lineADVERB▪ silently▪ out, past▪The long line of mourners filed silently past.
PREPOSITION▪ in, into, out of, past, throughFile is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑attorneyFile is used with these nouns as the object: ↑action, ↑appeal, ↑application, ↑challenge, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑complaint, ↑document, ↑grievance, ↑indictment, ↑injunction, ↑litigation, ↑nail, ↑notice, ↑objection, ↑paper, ↑paperwork, ↑patent, ↑petition, ↑plan, ↑record, ↑registration, ↑report, ↑statement, ↑story, ↑suit, ↑writ
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file — [ fil ] n. f. • av. 1464; de filer 1 ♦ Suite (de personnes, de choses) dont les éléments sont placés un par un et l un derrière l autre (à la différence du rang). File de gens. ⇒ colonne, procession. « Barca vit avancer un des miliciens, puis une … Encyclopédie Universelle
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File — Aktuelle Version: 5.01 (30. April 2009) Betriebssystem: Multiplattform Kategorie: Remote Access Lizenz: GPL … Deutsch Wikipedia
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File 13 — is a euphemism for the trash can. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the United States. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the expression round file or circular file is more common (in reference to … Wikipedia
File — (f[imac]l), n. [AS. fe[ o]l; akin to D. viji, OHG. f[=i]la, f[=i]hala, G. feile, Sw. fil, Dan. fiil, cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]l, Russ. pila, and Skr. pi[,c] to cut out, adorn; perh. akin to E. paint.] 1. A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
File — has several meanings:* Filing cabinet * File (tool) * A nail file * Filing (legal) * Filing (manufacturing process) * File (formation) Military term for a single column of men one in front of the other. See also Rank (formation) * File (chess) *… … Wikipedia
filé — filé, ée 1. (fi lé, lée) part. passé. 1° Mis sous forme de fil. Du chanvre filé. Terme de luthier. Cordes filées, celles qui sont entourées d un fil de laiton comme la grosse corde de violon. 2° Fig. Il se dit du fil que filent les Parques … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
