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/pɔʁ.tə.fœj/
Translation
wallet; portfolio
Word origin
A compound of porte, from porter ('to carry'), and feuille ('leaf, sheet of paper'). It was first a case for carrying loose papers, which is also the sense English took as 'portfolio'.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- porter feuille
- English cognates
- portfolio
Grammar
Examples
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I lost my wallet on the bus.
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He took out his wallet to pay.
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Stolen wallets often end up in the bin.
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She keeps her photographs in her wallet.
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Two wallets were lying on the table.
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