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office

English translation: file cabinet

23:04 Nov 15, 2004
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Accounting
English term or phrase: office
In an office, a big metal container having many drawers and is used to keep files.
What do you call this.
adda
Selected answer:file cabinet
Explanation:
...or was I reading too quickly? ;-)

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-11-15 23:06:24 GMT)
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I\'ve also seen (but not liked so much) \"filing cabinet\". ;-)

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-15 23:09:22 GMT)
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Do you mean these (see: http://www.everythingofficefurniture.com/lateralfiles.html)?
Selected response from:

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 07:03
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4 +12file cabinet
Derek Gill Franßen


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
file cabinet


Explanation:
...or was I reading too quickly? ;-)

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-11-15 23:06:24 GMT)
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I\'ve also seen (but not liked so much) \"filing cabinet\". ;-)

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-15 23:09:22 GMT)
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Do you mean these (see: http://www.everythingofficefurniture.com/lateralfiles.html)?

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 07:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Phillipson: filing cabinet in the UK :)
4 mins
  -> Thanks Neil. I didn't want to step on any toes - the bit about "not liking" wasn't meant so seriously (I'm sure you knew that). ;-)
agree  Julie Roy: In Canada: "filing cabinet". They are quite neet, I'm sure you would like them a lot! :-)
10 mins
  -> Thanks Julie. Please see my note to Neil. In fact, I'm really starting to like "filing cabinet"! ;-)
agree  Sophie Raimondo: I've also heard filing cabinet. more often... in the US
14 mins
  -> Thanks Sophieanne. I had a feeling that this was coming. I was lying - I love "filing cabinets", though I'm trying to break the habit! ;-)
agree  sarahl (X): yes, unless asker means the morgue.
1 hr
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
1 hr
agree  tappi_k
2 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
4 hrs
agree  Larissa Dinsley: filing cabinet
4 hrs
agree  Orla Ryan
9 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: you should seriously reconsider your relationship with 'filing cabinets' they are quite useful albeit slightly cumbersome ;-)
1 day 9 hrs
agree  Java Cafe
2 days 17 hrs
agree  jebeen
4 days
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