folder

fold·er

 (fōl′dər)

n.

1. One that folds or is folded, such as a booklet or pamphlet made of one or more folded sheets of paper.

2. A flexible cover folded in the center and used as a holder for loose paper: a file folder; a hanging folder.

3. Computers See directory.

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folder

(ˈfəʊldə)

n

1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a binder or file for holding loose papers, etc

2. a folded circular

3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a machine for folding printed sheets

4. a person or thing that folds

5. (Computer Science) computing another name for directory⁵

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fold•er

(ˈfoʊl dər)

n.

1. a folded sheet of light cardboard used to hold papers, as in a file.

2. a printed sheet folded into a number of pagelike sections.

3. one that folds.

4. Computers. (in graphical user interfaces) a place on a disk for holding multiple files or other folders in a hierarchical structure, corresponding to a DOS directory or subdirectory.

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folder

A collection of files stored under one heading.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	folder - a small book usually having a paper cover booklet, brochure, pamphlet, leaflet book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" blue book - a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations ticket book - a book of tickets that can be torn out and used
	2.	folder - covering that is folded over to protect the contents covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) file folder - folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet matchbook - a small folder of paper safety matches

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folder

noun file, portfolio, envelope, dossier, binder Inside the folder was a single sheet of paper.

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Translations

مَحْفَظَةمِلَف، إضْبارَه

deskypořadačsložka

chartekfoldermappeomslag

OrdnerSchnellhefterAktenordnerMappe

κλασέρπουκάμισοφάκελος

carpetafólder

kansio

chemisedossierplieurplieuserépertoire

fascikl

mappa

cartella

フォルダホルダー

폴더

map

foldermappe

folderkatalog

pasta de papéis

папка

mapa

mapppärm

ที่เก็บเอกสาร

dosya

cặp tài liệuthư mục

文件夹

folder

[ˈfəʊldəʳ] N (= file) → carpeta f; (= binder) → carpeta f de anillas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

folder

[ˈfəʊldə^r] n

(for papers) → chemise f
She kept all her letters in a folder → Elle gardait toutes ses lettres dans une chemise.

(= binder) → classeur m

(= brochure) → dépliant m

(COMPUTING) → répertoire m, dossier m

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folder

n

(for papers) → Aktendeckel m, → Aktenmappe f

(Comput) → Ordner m

(= brochure) → Informationsblatt nt

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folder

[ˈfəʊldəʳ] n (file, for papers) → cartella, cartellina; (binder) → raccoglitore m

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fold¹

(fould) verb

1. to double over (material, paper etc). She folded the paper in half. vou; in die helfte gevou يَطْوي، يَثْني прегъвам dobrar přeložit, složit falten folde; lægge sammen διπλώνωdoblar, plegar kokku murdma, voltima تا کردن taittaa plier לְקַפֵּל तह करना preklopiti, savinuti (össze)hajt(ogat) melipat brjóta saman piegare 折る (천, 종이 등을) 접다 sulenkti, sulankstyti salocīt lipat vouwenbrette, legge sammen, folde, falsezłożyć قات كول، غبرګول، احاطه كول dobrar a îndoi складывать zložiť, preložiť preganiti presaviti vika [ihop] พับ katlamak 折疊，對折 складати تہ کرنا gấp; xếp lại 折叠，对折

2. to lay one on top of another. She folded her hands in her lap. vou; gevou يَضَعُ شَيْئا فوق الآخَر полагам cruzar složit falten folde; lægge over kors σταυρώνωcruzar risti panema روی چیزی قرار دادن ristiä joindre לְשַּלֵב बंद करना smotati (ruke) összefon menumpuk leggja saman, krossleggja incrociare 組む 포개다 sudėti, sukryžiuoti sakrustot bersilang vouwen legge (hendene) oppå hverandre, folde (hendene) i bønn składać په يوه شي باندي كيښودل cruzar a împreuna скрещивать zložiť prekrižati skrstiti lägga i kors, knäppa ihop กอดหรือประสาน kavuşturmak 交疊 схрещувати ایک دوسرے کے اوپر رکھنا đặt lên trên 交叠

3. to bring in (wings) close to the body. The bird folded its wings. vou يَلُف، يَثْني، يَضُم свивам dobrar složit falten folde μαζεύωrecoger kokku panema جمع کردن؛ به سینه چسباندن taittaa sisään replier לְקַפֵּל समाप्त होना smotati, sklopiti (krila) behajt, összehajt merapatkan leggja saman chiudere たたむ (날개, 깃털을) 접다 suglausti saglaust (par spārniem) merapatkan vouwen slå (vingene) sammen składać په شپول كى پنډول recolher a strânge складывать zložiť sklopiti skupiti fälla ihop เก็บ (ปีก) kapatmak 收攏 складати پنکھ موڑنا gập cánh 收拢

noun

1. a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another. Her dress hung in folds. voue; plooie طَيَّه، ثَنْيَه дипла prega přeložení, záhyb; sklad die Falte folder δίπλα, πτυχή, πιέταpliegue volt تا؛ لا laskos pliקפל चुन्नट nabor redő lipatan felling, brot piega ひだ 접은 부분, 접기 klostė ieloce lipatan plooibrett, foldfałda لايه.تا prega cută, pliu складка záhyb guba nabor veck, lager การพับ การทบ kıvrım 折疊 складка تہ کرنے کا کام sự gấp nếp 折叠

2. a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease. There was a fold in the page. vou طَيَّة أو ثَنْيَه في الورقَه гънка dobra ohyb, lom das Eselsohr fold; æseløre τσάκισηpliegue volt چین؛ تا taitos pliקפל मोड़ने का निशान, चट्टान में मोड़ gyűrődés lipatan brot piegatura 折り目 줄, 구김살 sulenkimo žymė locījums lipatan vouwbrett, foldzagięcie قات dobra îndoitură загиб vyhnutý roh pregib nabor veck รอยพับ kat 褶痕 згин تہ کرنے کے لۓ دیا جانے والا شکن nếp gấp 褶痕

ˈfolded adjective

gevoude مَطْوي прегънат dobrado složený gefaltet foldet διπλωμένος doblado, plegado volditud تا خورده taitettu plié מְקוּפָּל मुड़ा preklopljen, savinut redős terlipat samanlagður, brotinn piegato, ripiegato 折りたたんだ 접힌 sulenktas, sulankstytas salocīts dilipat gevouwen sammenbrettet/-foldet złożony غبرګول dobrado îndoit сложенный zložený, skladaný preganjen savijen hopvikt ที่พับได้ katlanmış 折疊的 загнутий تہ شدہ gấp nếp 折叠的

ˈfolder noun

a cover for keeping loose papers together. He kept the notes for his speech in a folder. omslag مِلَف، إضْبارَه папка pasta desky, pořadač der Schnellhefter mappe; chartek; omslag ντοσιέcarpeta kaaned پوشه kansio chemise תִּיקִיָה फाईल fascikl iratgyűjtő map (bréfa)mappa cartella 紙ばさみ 폴더, 서류 끼우개 aplankas [] vāki; vāciņi fail maparkivmappe, folderteczka, skoroszyt دوسیه pasta dosar папка; скоросшиватель fascikel mapa fascikla mapp ที่เก็บเอกสาร dosya 文件夾 папка کاغذ گیر پنجہ وغیرہ bìa kẹp hồ sơ 文件夹

ˈfolding adjective

that can be folded. a folding chair. vou; voustoel قابِلٌ للطَّي сгъваем dobrável skládací zusammenlegbar, -klappbar folde- πτυσσόμενοςplegable kokkupandav تا شو taittuva pliant מִתקַפֵּל तह होने वाली कुर्सी इत्यादि sklopiv, na sklapanje összecsukható lipat felli- pieghevole 折りたたみ式の 접는 식의 sulankstomas saliekams; salokāms lipat vouw- sammenleggbarskładany حصار .بند desdobrável pliant складной skladací zložljiv na rasklapanje [hop]fällbar, [hop]vikbar ที่พับเก็บได้ katlanabilir, katlanır 可折疊的 складаний موڑنے کے قابل gấp lại được 可折叠的

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folder

→ مَحْفَظَة desky folder Mappe κλασέρ carpeta kansio chemise fascikl cartella ホルダー 폴더 map mappe folder pasta de papéis папка mapp ที่เก็บเอกสาร dosya cặp tài liệu 文件夹

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