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A2🏠 Everyday Objects

Italian word

filo

thread, wire, string

Looks like

file

a folder of documents; to arrange papers; a computer file

⚠️ The trap

Filo means thread, wire, or string — not a document file. A file (document) is borrowed directly as 'file' in Italian tech contexts, or 'archivio' for a filing system.

To say "a folder of documents; to arrange papers; a computer file" in Italian:

file / archivio

"filo" in English means:

thread, wire, string

Example

"Il filo è rotto."

"The wire/thread is broken."

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