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dos·si·er

 (dŏs′ē-ā′, dô′sē-ā′)
n.
A collection of papers giving detailed information about a particular person or subject.
[French, from Old French, bundle of papers labeled on the back, from dos, back, from Latin dorsum.]
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dossier

(ˈdɒsɪˌeɪ; -sɪə; French dosje)
n
(Communications & Information) a collection of papers containing information on a particular subject or person
[C19: from French: a file with a label on the back, from dos back, from Latin dorsum]
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dos•si•er

(ˈdɒs iˌeɪ, ˈdɔ siˌeɪ)

n.
a file of documents containing detailed information about a person or topic.
[1875–80; < French: bundle of documents with a label attached to the spine =dos (< Latin dorsum) back + -ier -ier2]
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Dossier

 a bundle of papers in reference to some matter or relating to a person, 1880.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dossier - a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)dossier - a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)
written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
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dossier

noun report, record, file, detail, note, data, intelligence, facts, gen (Brit. informal) The government kept dossiers on its citizens.
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Translations
مِلَف، إضْبارَه
fascikl
dossiersagsakter
aktacsomó
skjöl
dosjė
dosjē

dossier

[ˈdɒsɪeɪ] N (gen) → informe m, dossier m (Admin) → expediente m (on sobre)
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dossier

[ˈdɒsieɪ] n (= file) → dossier m
a dossier of → un dossier constitué de
a dossier on → un dossier sur
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dossier

n → Dossier m or nt; they are keeping a dossier on him → sie haben ein Dossier über ihn angelegt
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dossier

[ˈdɒsɪeɪ] n dossier (on) → dossier m inv (su)
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dossier

(ˈdosiei) noun
a set of papers containing information etc about a person or a particular matter.
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dossier

n. expediente.
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