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== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /faɪl/, [faɪ̯(ə)ɫ] Rhymes: -aɪl === Etymology 1 === From Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of filum. ==== Noun ==== file (plural files) A collection of papers collated and archived together. A roll or list. A course of thought; a thread of narration. (computing) 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. (Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet. ===== Synonyms ===== (collection): document, paper ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== file (third-person singular simple present files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed) (transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office. (transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication. (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order. (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer. (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office. (transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French file, from filer (“to spin out, arrange one behind another”), from Latin fīlāre, from filum (“thread”). ==== Noun ==== file (plural files) A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern. Antonym: rank (military) A small detachment of soldiers. (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter). Antonym: rank ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== file (third-person singular simple present files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed) (intransitive) To move in a file. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English file, fyle, from Old English fēl, fēol (“file”), from earlier fīil, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō, *finhilō (“file, rasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (“to adorn, form”). Cognate with West Frisian file (“file”), Dutch vijl (“file”), German Feile (“file”). ==== Noun ==== file (plural files) 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. Hypernym: tool Hyponym: rasp (sometimes construed as coordinate) (slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person. (slang, obsolete) A pickpocket. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== file (third-person singular simple present files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed) (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file. ===== Derived terms ===== file down file off filing unfiled ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === From Middle English filen (“to defile”), from Old English fȳlan (“to defile, make foul”), from Proto-West Germanic *fūlijan (“to make foul”). More at defile. ==== Verb ==== file (third-person singular simple present files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed) (archaic) To defile. To corrupt. ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === flie, elif, life, lief, Life, Fiel == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French file (“line, row”), from Late Latin filare, from Latin filum (“thread”). Related to fileren (“to fillet”) and file (“computer file”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfilə/ Hyphenation: fi‧le ==== Noun ==== file f (plural files, diminutive filetje n) traffic jam Synonym: opstopping (dated) queue Synonym: rij ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From English file (“computer file”), from Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin filum (“thread”). Related to fileren (“to fillet”) and file (“queue, traffic jam”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /fɑi̯l/, /fɛi̯l/ Hyphenation: file ==== Noun ==== file m (plural files, diminutive filetje n) (computing) file (an aggregation of data on a storage device identified by a name) === Anagrams === lief == Esperanto == === Etymology === fil- + -e === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfile/ Rhymes: -ile Syllabification: fi‧le === Adverb === file filially (in a filial manner or way) == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfileˣ/, [ˈfile̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ile Syllabification(key): fi‧le Hyphenation(key): fi‧le === Noun === file alternative form of filee ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “file”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === From fil or the verb filer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fil/ Homophones: fil, filent, files, fils, Phil, -phile === Noun === file f (plural files) a line of objects placed one after the other (Belgium) traffic jam Synonyms: bouchon, embouteillage ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: file (“queue, traffic jam”) → English: file (“column of people”) → Spanish: fila === Verb === file inflection of filer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “file”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === fiel == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish fili, from Primitive Irish ᚃᚓᚂᚔᚈᚐᚄ (velitas), from Proto-Celtic *welīts. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪlʲə/ (Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɨ̞lʲə/ === Noun === file m (genitive singular file, nominative plural filí) poet ==== Declension ==== Archaic declension: ==== Derived terms ==== filíocht pribhléid an fhile (“poetic licence”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “file”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Unadapted borrowing from English file. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfa.il/ Rhymes: -ail ==== Noun ==== file m (invariable) (computing) file === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfi.le/ Rhymes: -ile Hyphenation: fì‧le ==== Noun ==== file f plural of fila === References === === Anagrams === elfi == Northern Kurdish == === Alternative forms === fele, fileh, fillah, fille === Etymology === From Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (pallāḥā). Sedentary Armenians called so after their way of life by nomadic Kurds. Doublet of pale. === Noun === file m or f Armenian Christian peasant, farmer ==== Derived terms ==== filekî (Armenian language) filetî (Christianity) === References === === Further reading === Jaba, Auguste; Justi, Ferdinand (1879), Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 294b Kurdojev, K. K. (1960), “file”, in Курдско-русский словарь [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Государственное издательство иностранных и национальных словарей, page 263a == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From fil f (“a file”). ==== Alternative forms ==== fila (a infinitive) ==== Verb ==== file (present tense filar/filer, past tense fila/filte, past participle fila/filt, passive infinitive filast, present participle filande, imperative file/fil) (transitive) To use a file to file. (transitive) To rub (making a sound). (transitive, figurative) To polish, refine. === Etymology 2 === Probably related to Swedish fil. ==== Noun ==== file m (definite singular filen, indefinite plural filar, definite plural filane) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. === References === “file” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Irish == === Verb === file alternative form of fil == Picard == === Etymology === From Latin filia. === Noun === file f (plural files) girl daughter ==== Related terms ==== fiu == Portuguese == === Verb === file inflection of filar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /filéː/ Hyphenation: fi‧lé === Noun === filẹ̑ m inan fillet ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Verb === file inflection of filar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Swahili == === Verb === -file (infinitive kufile) (Sheng) to file (to make a formal request) == Turkish == === Etymology === From French filée. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfi.le/, /fiˈle/ Hyphenation: fi‧le === Noun === file (definite accusative fileyi, plural fileler) A net made of wool, cotton etc.; mesh. A meshwork bag used for shopping. A hairnet. (sports) A net inside the goal in games like association football, handball etc. (sports) A net that divides the court in games like tennis, volleyball, badminton etc. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “file”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “file”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1591 == Vietnamese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English file. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːj˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [faːj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːj˧˧] Phonetic spelling: phai === Noun === file (computing) file