Polyglot Dictionary

expediente

/ekspeˈðjente/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los expedientes

Meaning

  1. record, file

    • Abrieron un expediente.

      They opened a file.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

fichero

fichero is more about a data or computer file; expediente is more about an official dossier or record.

Similar in other languages

English

criminal record

Close — a record, file relates to a criminal record.

French

casier judiciaire

Close — a record, file relates to a criminal record.

Practice

1 What does expediente mean?

2 Fill the gap: Abrieron un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches expediente?

noun

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