filer
Meaning
- (transitive) to spin (a web)
- (transitive) to thread through (a crowd)
- (intransitive) to spin a thread (of syrup, or syrup-like substances)
- (informal, intransitive) to leave, to get going, to scram, to slip through
- (informal, transitive) to pass, to hand, to give
- (transitive) to ease a line
- (transitive) (police) to tail, track
- (Louisiana, transitive) to season and thicken gumbo with filé powder
Concepts
draw into a thread
get weaving
bop off
sew on
make yarn
get rolling
spinning thread
Synonyms
partir
se tirer
quitter
s’en aller
se retirer
s’éclipser
arriver à destination
décaniller
se tailler
tréfiler
enfiler un vêtement
faire accompagner
mettre sous garde
faire du fil
suivre la trace
Translations
hilar
filare
spinnen
fiar
eğirmek
spinnenFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fi.le/
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin fīlāre. Derivable from fil + -er.
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