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Portefeuille
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portefeuille
German
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Etymology
de :bor fr:portefeuille
de fr portefeuille.
Pronunciation
de [pɔʁtˈfœɪ̯] [pɔʁtəˈfœɪ̯]
de De-Portefeuille.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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portfolio
de obsolete _ or historical wallet, a folder to store papers in public or commercial administration
de Aktenmappe Briefmappe
de dated _ or historical _ except Austria the administrative responsibilities assigned to a cabinet minister
de Geschäftsbereich Aufgabengebiet Ressort
de Stendhal de Arthur Schurig (Philologe) Arthur Schurig The Red and the Black Rot und Schwarz. Zeitbild von 1830 1922 Dreiundfünfzigstes Kapitel Leipzig Insel-Verlag So unverschämt, so dreist ist nicht gleich wieder einer. Sich hier zu zeigen! Ehe er das Ministerium bekam, da war er hier völlig am Platze. Aber das Portefeuille ändert alles. Als Minister bekommt man ganz andre Interessen. So viel Takt müßte er eigentlich haben. One must own that he must possess an unusual self-assurance, not to say impudence, to put in an appearance here. There were signs of it before he became a minister; but a portfolio changes everything and swamps all a man's interests; he must have felt its effect.
de dated _ or Switzerland Austria collection of invested assets
Declension
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Further reading
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