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masculine
/dɔsje/
#634 of 5,000 Core 1000
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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