dossier

n.

A collection of papers giving detailed information about a particular person or subject.

[French, from Old French, bundle of papers labeled on the back, from dos, back, from Latin dorsum.]

IN BRIEF: A file of papers containing a report.

A gust of wind ripped the dossier from his hands and sent the report swirling into the waves below.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - generalieblad, sagsakter, emnekartotek

Nederlands (Dutch)
dossier

Français (French)
n. - dossier, documents

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dossier, Akten(heft/-bündel)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ντοσιέ, φάκελος πληροφοριακών στοιχείων

Italiano (Italian)
pratica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dossiê (m)

Русский (Russian)
дело, досье

Español (Spanish)
n. - expediente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dossier

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
档案, 卷宗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 檔案, 卷宗

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일건 서류

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一件書類

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إضبارة, ملف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תיק‬

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