zu den Akten legen

to file away

Türkçe: dosyalamak

Noun

Akten Pl.

Verb

legen

Topic

Arbeit und Beruf

In a sentence

Der Anwalt legt den alten Fall endgültig zu den Akten.

How it is used

Means 'to file away' (literal) or 'to consider closed' (figurative). Neutral register, bureaucratic. Use when a complaint is dismissed: 'Den Fall kann man zu den Akten legen.' Implies finality.

Other collocations built on legen

• einen Akzent legen auf+Akk.to place emphasis on
• einen Brand legento deliberately set a fire, often with criminal intent (arson)
• ein Ei legento lay an egg
• jdm. ein Ei legento play a trick on someone
• etw. auf Eis legento postpone or shelve a plan temporarily
• Feuer legento set fire
• Hand an etw. legento start working on or tamper with something
• zu Grunde legento use as a basis