Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/dɔsje/

Line drawing of dossier
Coloured illustration of dossier
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Translation

file, folder, case

Word origin

From dos ('back'), from Latin dorsum. A dossier was originally a bundle of papers labelled on the back (the spine).

Origin
Latin
Root
dorsum
English cognates
dorsal, dossier

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldossiers

Examples

J' .

I prepared the file for the meeting.

.

The judge is studying the case carefully.

tiroir .

Put this folder in the bottom drawer.

.

The file is sitting on the director's desk.

.

You forgot an important document in your file.

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This word is part of lesson 13.