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φακέλος
envelope /faˈce.los/
nounB2#2844 most common
Also: folder (paper or computer), case file, dossier
Example sentences
Ο φάκελος είναι πάνω στο τραπέζι.
The envelope is on the table.
Έβαλα το γράμμα μέσα στον φάκελο.
I put the letter inside the envelope.
Άνοιξε τον φάκελο και διάβασε τα έγγραφα.
He opened the folder and read the documents.
Ο δικηγόρος μελέτησε προσεκτικά τον φάκελο της υπόθεσης.
The lawyer carefully studied the case file.
Αποθήκευσε όλες τις φωτογραφίες σε έναν νέο φάκελο στον υπολογιστή της.
She saved all the photos in a new folder on her computer.
Η αστυνομία είχε φακέλους παρακολούθησης για δεκάδες πολίτες κατά τη διάρκεια της δικτατορίας.
The police kept surveillance files on dozens of citizens during the dictatorship.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | φάκελος | φάκελοι |
| Genitive | φακέλου | φακέλων |
| Accusative | φάκελο | φακέλους |
| Vocative | φάκελε | φάκελοι |
Word family
φακελάκιsmall envelope or packet; colloquially, an informal bribe
φακελώνωto file away, or to keep a surveillance dossier on someone
φακέλωμαthe act of building a secret file or surveillance record on someone
υποφάκελοςsubfolder
Etymology
Ancient Greek φάκελος meant a bundle or package, first used for a bundle of sticks and later for a roll of tied papers. That sense of a wrapped set of documents narrowed over time into the modern meanings envelope and folder. The origin of the ancient word itself is not firmly established.
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