How do you translate file in French?

Answer 1

(English definitions are from Dictionary.com)

1/ a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference. = un classeur

2/ a collection of papers, records, etc., arranged in convenient order: to make a file for a new account. = un dossier

3/ Computers . a collection of related data or program records stored on some input/output or auxiliary storage medium: This program's main purpose is to update the customer master file. = un fichier

4/ a line of persons or things arranged one behind another ( distinguished from rank). = une file

5. Military .

a. a person in front of or behind another in a military formation. = une colonne

b. one step on a promotion list. = un classement, une liste

6/ one of the vertical lines of squares on a chessboard. = une colonne

7/ a list or roll. = une liste

8/ a long, narrow tool of steel or other metal having a series of ridges or points on its surfaces for reducing or smoothing surfaces of metal, wood, etc. = une rape (for wood), une lime (for metal)

9/ a small, similar tool for trimming and cleaning fingernails; nail file. = une lime à ongles