Grammatical class
Verb
filer
(transitive) to spin (a web)
Details
Syllables
fi-ler
Phonetics
fi.le
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
2466
Freq. (movies)
1771
Freq. (news)
7106
Sentences
Tu pourrais me filer le sel, s’il-te-plaît ?
Can you gimme the salt, please?
A1
Je dois filer !
I've got to dash!
A1
Arrête de filer.
Stop spinning.
A1
Il est tard. Je dois filer.
It's late. I've got to be off.
A1
Il m'a dit qu'il devait filer.
He told me he had to split.
A1
Ne laissons pas filer cette occasion.
Let's not let this opportunity slip away.
A2
Tout à l'heure, j'ai vu Tom filer à l'anglaise.
I saw Tom take a French leave moments ago.
A2
- Il a averti le préfet ? - Parbleu, et le préfet a donné l’ordre aux camarades de vous filer.
- He warned the Prefect? - Hell, the Prefect ordered his lads to shadow you.
B1