archivar

to file

to close the file on

archivar(ahr-chee-bahr)

transitive verb

1. (to save)

a. to file

Archivé los recibos y las facturas en el fichero.

I filed the receipts and the invoices in the cabinet.

b. to archive

La secretaria envió el documento original y archivó la fotocopia.

The secretary sent the original document and archived the photocopy.

c. to store

Archivé todos los contratos laborales en mi oficina.

I stored all the employment contracts in my office.

2. (to put to rest)

a. to close the file on

La policía archivó el caso por falta de pruebas.

The police closed the file on the case due to lack of evidence.

b. to shelve

(figurative)

(temporarily)

El Congreso archivó el proyecto de ley.

The Congress shelved the bill.

c. to put to the back of one's mind

(figurative)

Archivé el viaje porque en estos días no tengo tiempo libre.

I put the trip to the back of my mind because these days I don't have free time.

d. to put on the back burner

(figurative)

Archivamos el proyecto porque ya no es una prioridad.

We put the project on the back burner because it's no longer a priority.

3. (to put in jail)

(Mexico)

a. to jail

El delincuente no fue archivado, pero tuvo que hacer servicio comunitario.

The criminal wasn't jailed, but he had to complete community service.

archivar

transitive verb

1. ((gen) &)

a. to file

2. (fig)

a. to push to the back of one's mind

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archivar

transitive verb

1 (guardar en un archivo) to file; store away; (Informática) to archive

2 [+plan] to shelve; put on the back burner; (memorizar) to put to the back of one's mind;

3 (Latinoamérica) (retirar) to take out of circulation

4 (S. Cone) (encarcelar) to jail