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nāl′ fīl′
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈneɪl ˌfaɪl/
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Canada:
/ˈneɪl ˌfʌɪl/
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Australian:
/ˈnæɪl ˌfɑel/
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New-Zealand:
/ˈnæɪl ˌfaɪl/
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Scotland:
/ˈnel ˌfaɪl/
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Scotland:
/ˈnel ˌfʌil/
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Scotland:
/ˈnel ˌfəil/
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India:
/ˈneːl ˌfajl/
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A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations 37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
dırnaq bıçqısı
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Azerbaijani :
törpü
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Azerbaijani :
dırnaq törpüsü
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Chinese Mandarin :
指甲銼 /指甲锉
(zhǐjiǎ cuò)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Czech :
pilník na nehty
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Danish :
neglefil
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Dutch :
nagelvijl
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Esperanto :
ungofajlilo
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Esperanto :
ungofajliloj
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Finnish :
kynsiviila
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
French :
lime à ongles
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
German :
Nagelfeile
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Greek :
λίμα
(líma)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Hungarian :
körömreszelő
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Ido :
limo
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Ido :
unglolimo
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Ingush :
херхилг
(xerxilg)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Italian :
limetta
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Japanese :
ネイルファイル
(neiru fairu)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Japanese :
爪やすり
(tsumeyasuri)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Macedonian :
турпија за нокти
(turpija za nokti)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Navajo :
láshgaan bee yichʼiishí
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Persian :
سوهان ناخن
(sohân-e nâxon)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Polish :
pilniczek
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Polish :
pilnik do paznokci
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Portuguese :
lixa de unha
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Romanian :
pilă de unghii
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Russian :
пи́лочка для ногте́й
(píločka dlja nogtéj)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Russian :
пи́лочка
(píločka)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Russian :
пи́лка
(pílka)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Serbo-Croatian :
rašpica za nokte
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Serbo-Croatian :
turpija za nokte
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Spanish :
lima de uñas
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Swedish :
nagelfil
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Thai :
ตะไบเล็บ
(dtà-bai-lép)
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Turkish :
törpü
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Turkish :
tırnak törpüsü
— a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
