attache
2
7.7
- noun
- /ˌætəˈʃeɪ/
:
maletín
- Walter pops the latches on his attache case and takes out the homework, which is now in a Ziploc bag.
- attache case
- leather attache
- open attache
Junior executive is walking down to the bus underground, carpool, whatever you have it carrying his attache case.
- Junior executive is walking down to the bus underground, carpool, whatever you have it carrying his attache case.
Examples
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In my attache case are ownership papers for Everest margarine.
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So Step opened his attache case, took out a yellow notepad, and wrote a brief note to Dicky.
Fiction book (1992) -
I found a fat attache case with a lot of money.
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Finally, she stops, standing the attache case on the coffee table, her hand still on its handle.
Fiction book (1990) -
When I opened the attache case, several pairs were missing.
Fiction book (1993) -
"A black attache case," he repeated, "I just purchased it not long ago."
Fiction book (2000) -
Setting his attache down, he produced his license and held it up for the cop to examine.
Fiction book (1995) -
Dave Smith had already set his attache case on the floor and was reaching for his wallet.
Fiction book (1995) -
And he sat down, leaving Meredith to put her attache case on the table and address the board.
Fiction book (1991) -
He opened his attache case to retrieve the important documents for the meeting.
Synonyms
217
2.0
A flat case with a handle for carrying papers or a laptop
9
4.5
A large flat case for carrying papers or drawings
2
3.6
A flat rectangular bag with a hard frame for carrying papers
Compounds
- Formal
1
7.5
A diplomat at an embassy who promotes their country's culture to the host country
- Formal
A military officer who works at an embassy and represents their country's army
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Attache for the briefcase comes from the French attaché, which means 'attached' and is the same root as the English verb attach. It originally was called an 'attaché case' — the small case a diplomat carried for papers — so the name became used for a shallow, rectangular briefcase.