nounnounverb
en fil
file
En tjock mjölkdryck som ofta äts till frukost, ibland med frukt eller flingor.
Definition & meaning
Fil has several meanings in Swedish:
- A file, especially a digital file stored on a computer.
- A lane or line, such as a lane on a road or people standing one behind another.
- A file used as a tool to smooth or shape a surface.
- A fermented milk product, short for filmjölk , usually eaten with a spoon.
Grammar & Word origin
Fil is an en-word. Its forms depend on the meaning:
- Digital file, lane or tool: en fil, filen, filer, filerna.
- Fermented milk: en fil, filen; usually uncountable.
The different meanings have different origins. The milk sense is a shortened form of filmjölk ; the other senses have separate historical roots.
Synonyms & antonyms
- dokument — a document; unlike fil, it refers to the content rather than any kind of digital file.
- körfält — a traffic lane; more specific than fil.
- kö — a queue of people or vehicles waiting; fil emphasizes the line or arrangement.
- filmjölk — the full name of the fermented milk product.
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Examples
Jag öppnar en fil på datorn.noun
I open a file on the computer.
Anna sparar en fil på sin dator.noun
Anna saves a file on her computer.
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