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die Mappe (-n)
   folder, file; portfolio; briefcase, case; school bag; pencil case

Wenn Rainer L. mit der grünen Mappe unterm Arm vor der Türe steht, hat soeben die Volkszählung angeklingelt.
When Rainer L. is standing at the door with a green folder under his arm, the census has just come calling.
Ich will eine Ledermappe für mein neues iPad 2 kaufen.
I want to buy a leather case for my new iPad 2.
Welchen Umfang soll die Bewerbungsmappe haben? - An der FH Mainz wollen die werten Professoren wenigstens 10 Arbeiten sehen.
How extensive should my application portfolio be? - At the FH Mainz (Univ. of Applied Sciences) the esteemed professors want to see at least 10 samples of your work.

Related Words:
die Bewerbungsmappe (college, job) application portfolio
die Ledermappe leather case
die Schulmappe school bag
die Landkarte map
die Straßenkarte road map

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