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01. The dentist is going to [file] her tooth down because it is too sharp.
02. Could you please [file] these documents for me?
03. We will put your resumé in our [files], and if anything comes up, we'll give you a call.
04. My computer crashed, and I lost a bunch of important [files].
05. The journalist [filed] his report, and then went home.
06. There is nothing in his [file] to show that he has had any previous conflicts with the administration.
07. I keep a [file] of all my students' marks for about a year, so if anyone has any questions, I have all the information I need at hand to answer them.
08. His lawyer has [filed] an appeal of his conviction for attempted murder.
09. Snails have teeth on their tongues which they use to [file] through their food.
10. Writer L. Frank Baum chose "Oz" as the name of the fantasyland in his stories of "The Wizard of Oz" after he spotted a [file] cabinet marked O-Z.
11. At the end of every session, the teachers went through their [files], and threw away any materials that were no longer useful.
12. It took the secretary all day to put all the [files] in order.
13. I usually go through my [files] once in a while to get rid of stuff that is out of date.
14. Nicaragua [filed] a claim against Honduras in 1999 over a disputed maritime boundary.
15. The secretaries need to catch up on their [filing]. Things are piling up, and we can't find stuff when we need it.
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file — file … Dictionnaire des rimes
filé — filé … Dictionnaire des rimes
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
filé — 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,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
File — Aktuelle Version: 5.01 (30. April 2009) Betriebssystem: Multiplattform Kategorie: Remote Access Lizenz: GPL … Deutsch Wikipedia
file — Aktuelle Version 5.09 (16. September 2011) Betriebssystem Multiplattform Kategorie Remote Access Lizenz BSD Lizenz Deutschsprachig nein … Deutsch Wikipedia
file — 1 vb filed, fil·ing vt 1 a: to submit (a legal document) to the proper office (as the office of a clerk of court) for keeping on file among the records esp. as a procedural step in a legal transaction or proceeding filed a tax return a financing… … Law dictionary
File — (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade}, {Filament}, {Fillet}.] 1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a) (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 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 — 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
