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How to Say "archive" in Spanish

The Spanish word forarchiveis archivoA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
nounA1
place where historical documents are stored
A simple illustration of a closed manila file folder resting on a wooden surface.

Examples

Guarda el archivo en la nube, por favor.

Save the file in the cloud, please.

El archivo de la universidad tiene documentos de hace cien años.

The university archive has documents from a hundred years ago.

Este archivo PDF está dañado.

This PDF file is damaged.

Gender Reminder

Remember that 'archivo' is always masculine, so you use 'el' or 'un' before it: 'el archivo' (the file).

Confusing 'Archivo' and 'Carpeta'

Mistake:Using 'carpeta' when you mean a single digital document.

Correction: 'Carpeta' is the container (folder); 'archivo' is the item inside (file).

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