- attaché case
- noun Date: 1904 1. a small thin suitcase used especially for carrying business papers 2. briefcase
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
attaché case
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attaché-case — [ ataʃekɛz ] n. m. • 1921 P. Morand, répandu v. 1960; mot angl., proprt « mallette d attaché diplomatique », de case « étui, boîte » et attaché, empr. au fr. ♦ Anglic. Mallette rectangulaire plate et rigide qui sert de porte documents. Des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
attaché case — attaché cases N COUNT An attaché case is a flat case for holding documents … English dictionary
attaché case — attaché ,case noun count a small flat case used for carrying documents … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
attaché case — n. a flat, rectangular case, as for carrying documents … English World dictionary
attaché case — attaché′ case n. a flat, usu. rigid briefcase for carrying business papers, documents, etc • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
attaché case — ► NOUN ▪ a small, flat briefcase for carrying documents … English terms dictionary
attaché case — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms attaché case : singular attaché case plural attaché cases a small flat case used for carrying documents … English dictionary
Attaché-case — Porte documents Porte documents Un porte documents ou malette (le terme attaché case est un anglicisme) est une petite valise de forme rectangulaire généralement en plastique ou en cuir. Il comporte souvent une serrure. Le porte documents est… … Wikipédia en Français
attaché-case — attaˈché case noun A small rigid rectangular case for documents, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑attaché … Useful english dictionary
attaché case — at taché .case [ US ˌ..ˈ. ˌ.] n a thin case used for carrying business documents … Dictionary of contemporary English
attache case — noun a shallow and rectangular briefcase • Syn: ↑attache • Hypernyms: ↑briefcase … Useful english dictionary
