file away

classer, archiver

Ranger des papiers ou des dossiers de façon organisée pour les retrouver plus tard.

En anglais simple : To put papers or records in an organized place where you can find them later.

• Please file away these letters.
• She filed the old reports away yesterday.
• Have you filed away the signed contract?

Comment l'utiliser : file something away (Please file these receipts away.)

Synonymes : file, store

Expressions courantes : file away something, file away receipts, file away reports

garder en mémoire, garder pour soi

Garder une information ou un sentiment en soi pour plus tard, sans agir tout de suite.

En anglais simple : To keep information or feelings in your mind for later use instead of acting on them now.

• I filed away that useful detail.
• She filed the idea away for her next project.
• He filed away his anger until they could talk privately.

Comment l'utiliser : file something away for something (I filed that detail away for future use.)

Synonymes : store away, keep in mind

Expressions courantes : file away something, file away information, file away feelings

partir en file

S’éloigner en marchant en file, les uns derrière les autres.

En anglais simple : To walk away in a line, one person behind another.

• The soldiers filed away.
• The pupils filed away after the ceremony.
• We watched the last guests file away through the gate.

Synonymes : march away, leave in single file

Expressions courantes : file away quietly, file away together