Files (en. Files)

/fil/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Row of people or items.

Students lined up to enter the room.

Les étudiants se sont mis en files pour entrer dans la salle.

File or set of organized documents.

He organized the files of documents on his desk.

Il a organisé les files de documents sur son bureau.

From the Latin 'filare', meaning 'to spin' or 'to wind'.

to stand in line

Waiting in line for something.

faire la file

to be in line

Being arranged in line or rank.

être en files

to have a tough situation to deal with

Having difficulty with a complex situation.

avoir du fil à retordre

wired

Related to a line or organization in rank.

filaire

to spin

To act like a thread or formulate lines.

filer

Ariadne's thread

A metaphor for a guide in a maze.

fil d'Ariane

To queue

We spent hours waiting in line to buy tickets.

On a passé des heures à faire la file pour acheter des billets.

To be stuck

We are in line behind the car that had an accident.

On est en files derrière la voiture qui a eu un accident.