Foja (en. Page)

/ˈfoxa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
One or several documents that are presented together.
The employee's service record was updated.
La foja de servicio del empleado fue actualizada.
Each of the pages of a book.
A page from the old book was lost.
Se perdió una foja del libro antiguo.
In some contexts, it refers to a report or administrative file.
The director requested a background record.
El director solicitó una foja de antecedentes.

Etymology

It comes from the Latin 'folia', which means leaf.

Common Phrases and Expressions

service record
A set of documents that record a person's work history.
foja de servicios
background record
A report that summarizes relevant information about a person or situation.
foja de antecedentes
to deliver a record
To deliver an official document or report.
dar una foja

Related Words

folio
Sheet or page of a document.
folio
document
Any writing that has informative content.
documento
leaf
Each of the pages of a book or notebook.
hoja

Slang Meanings

It often informally refers to a low-quality report.
That report looks like a draft, it doesn't make sense.
Ese informe parece una foja, no tiene sentido.
To document something quickly and unprofessionally.
I'm going to make a quick record of what I saw in the meeting, it's nothing formal.
Voy a hacer una foja de lo que vi en la reunión, no es nada formal.