briefcase
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The meaning (definition) of the word briefcase
a flat hard bag with a handle, used for carrying papers to work
The word briefcase used in a sentence
“Dad carries his papers in a brown briefcase to work.”
The plural of the word briefcase
briefcases
How the word briefcase is said around the world
| French | mallette (mah-LET) |
| Spanish | maletín (mah-lay-TEEN) |
| Mandarin | 公文包 (guung wuhn bow) |
| Hindi | अटैची (u-TAIR-kyee) |
| Arabic | حقيبة (HAH-kee-bah) |
| Russian | портфель (purt-FYAYL) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pasta (PAHSH-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pasta (PAHS-ta) |
| Japanese | ブリーフケース (bureefukaysu) |
| German | Aktentasche (AHK-ten-tah-shuh) |
| Urdu | بریف کیس (buh-REEF kays) |
| Punjabi | ਬ੍ਰੀਫਕੇਸ (bree-puh-KAYS) |
| Korean | 서류가방 (SUR-yoo-gah-bahng) |
| Hebrew | תִיק (teeyk) |
| Greek | χαρτοφύλακας (khahr-toh-FEE-lah-kahs) |
| Dutch | aktentas (AHK-tuhn-tahs) |
| Tagalog | maleta (mah-LE-tah) |
| Vietnamese | cặp tài liệu (kahp tahy LEE-ew) |
| Turkish | evrak çantası (ev-RAHK chahn-tah-SU) |
| Persian | کیف دستی (kayf DAHS-tee) |
| Polish | aktówka (ahk-TOOF-kah) |
| Ukrainian | портфель (POHRT-fely) |
| Bengali | ব্রিফকেস (BREE-faw-kaysh) |
| Swedish | portfölj (poot-FERLY) |
| Italian | valigetta (vah-lee-JAY-tah) |
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