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filer meaning in English

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filer verbe

spin [spun, spinning, spins]◼◼◼(to make yarn)
verb
[UK: spɪn] [US: ˈspɪn]
Stop spinning. = Arrête de filer.

thread [threaded, threading, threads]◼◼◼(to pass)
verb
[UK: θred] [US: ˈθred]

shadow [shadowed, shadowing, shadows]◼◼◻(to secretly track or follow another)
verb
[UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ]
The detective shadowed the suspect for four blocks. = Le détective fila le suspect le long de quatre pâtés de maisons.

filer nom

spinning◼◼◼(process of converting fibres into yarn or thread)
noun
[UK: ˈspɪn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈspɪn.ɪŋ]

filer à l'anglaise nom

French exit(a hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody)
noun

filer à l'anglaise (take English leave) nom

French leave◼◼◼(sudden or unannounced departure)
noun

filer à l’anglaise [to take English leave] verbe

take French leaveverb
[UK: teɪk frentʃ liːv] [US: ˈteɪk ˈfrentʃ ˈliːv]

affiler verbe

sharpen [sharpened, sharpening, sharpens]◼◼◼(to make sharp)
verb
[UK: ˈʃɑː.pən] [US: ˈʃɑːr.pən]

filer verbe

defile [defiled, defiling, defiles]◼◼◼(to march in a single file or line, see also: file)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈfaɪl] [US: dɪ.ˈfaɪl]

flick [flicked, flicking, flicks]◼◻◻(to move (something) with a short, quick motion)
verb
[UK: flɪk] [US: ˈflɪk]

enfiler verbe

don [donned, donning, dons]◼◼◼(put on clothes)
verb
[UK: dɒn] [US: ˈdɑːn]
He donned a business suit. = Il a enfilé un costume.

string [strung, stringing, strings]◼◼◼(put on a string)
verb
[UK: strɪŋ] [US: ˈstrɪŋ]

faire défiler verbe

scroll [scrolled, scrolling, scrolls]◼◼◼((Computing) to change one's view of data on a computer's display)
verb
[UK: skrəʊl] [US: skroʊl]

faufiler verbe

baste [basted, basting, bastes]◼◼◼(sew with long or loose stitches)
verb
[UK: beɪst] [US: beɪst]

refiler verbe

palm off◼◼◼(to sell or dispose of something with the intent to deceive)
verb
[UK: pɑːm ɒf] [US: ˈpɑːm ˈɒf]

s'enfiler ça verbe

sit on it(shove it up your ass)
verb

se défiler verbe

cop out◼◼◼(to avoid or shirk)
verb
[UK: kɒp ˈaʊt] [US: ˈkɑːp ˈaʊt]

shirk [shirked, shirking, shirks]◼◼◻(avoid a duty)
verb
[UK: ʃɜːk] [US: ˈʃɝːk]

se faufiler verbe

weave [wove, woven, weaving, weaves]◼◼◼(to weave)
verb
[UK: wiːv] [US: ˈwiːv]

sidle [sidled, sidling, sidles]◼◼◻(to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner)
verb
[UK: ˈsaɪd.l̩] [US: ˈsaɪd.l̩]

slither [slithered, slithering, slithers]◼◼◻(to slide)
verb
[UK: ˈslɪ.ðə(r)] [US: sˈlɪ.ðər]