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cartellina

/kar.telˈli.na/noun · feminineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 15,694

Meaning

folder, file

  • A cardboard or plastic folder used for holding and organizing papers.

In a sentence

Ho messo tutti i compiti dentro questa cartellina blu.

I put all the homework inside this blue folder.

Hai visto la cartellina con i documenti dell'iscrizione?

Have you seen the folder with the registration documents?

Il professore ci ha distribuito una cartellina a testa.

The teacher gave each of us a folder.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
cartellinafeminine · singular
cartellinefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Diminutive of 'cartella', commonly used in schools and offices for light folders.

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