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"File" is a noun which is often translated as "el archivo", and "line" is a noun which is often translated as "la línea". Learn more about the difference between "file" and "line" below.
file(
fayl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el archivo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He put all the documentation in the file.Puso toda la documentación en el archivo.
b. la carpeta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I forgot the file with the tickets at home.Se me olvidó la carpeta con los billetes en casa.
c. el clasificador (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Look for the form in the file.Busca el formulario en el clasificador.
a. el expediente (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The police kept a file on each of us.La policía tenía un expediente para cada uno de nosotros.
3. (computing)
a. el archivo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Copy the file into the desired folder.Copia el archivo en la carpeta deseada.
b. el fichero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The file is not readable.El fichero no se puede leer.
4. (tool)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
8. (to smooth)
a. limar
It's important to know how to file your nails properly.Es importante saber cómo limarse las uñas correctamente.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
9. (to march)
a. desfilar
The soldiers filed past the authorities' podium.Los soldados desfilaron por delante del podio de las autoridades.
line(
layn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (mark)
2. (wrinkle)
d. el cabo (M) (nautical)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the sailors had already untied the line connecting the boat to the quay.Uno de los marineros ya había desatado el cabo que unía el barco al muelle.
4. (row)
a. la cola (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If we want to get into the club, we'll have to join the line.Si queremos entrar en la discoteca, tendremos que ponernos a la cola.
6. (boundary)
b. el renglón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How do I change the spacing between lines?¿Cómo hago para cambiar el espaciado entre renglones?
a. la línea (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The principal actor forgot her lines at the beginning of the second act.A la actriz principal se le olvidaron las líneas al comienzo del segundo acto.
9. (direction)
11. (succession)
12. (military)
13. (attitude)
a. la postura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He takes a more moderate line.Él tiene una postura más moderada.
14. (contour)
15. (field or area)
16. (commerce)
17. (transportation)
c. la naviera (F) (shipping company)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The line went bankrupt after the tsunami.La naviera quebró después del tsunami.
18. (pipe)
a. el conducto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The line goes under the sea.El conducto pasa por debajo del mar.
19. (colloquial) (excuse)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el cuento (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't give me that line!¡No me vengas con ese cuento!
20. (note)
a. las líneas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Drop me a line whenever you want to come and visit.Escríbeme unas líneas cuando quieras venir a visitarme.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. rayar
You have to line the paper in order to draw a grid.Para dibujar una cuadrícula tienes que rayar el papel.
23. (to border)
25. (to cover)
