Pluperfect subjunctive vous conjugation of filer.
filer
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filer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to spin
Mon grand-père filait la laine, mais ce savoir-faire s’est perdu au fil des générations.My grandfather used to spin wool, but this skill has been lost over the generations.
a. to get a run in (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States.
Tu as encore filé tes bas !You got a run in your stockings again!
b. to ladder (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Catherine a filé ses collants préférés en enlevant son manteau.Catherine laddered her favourite tights when she took off her coat.
3. (to follow)
4. (colloquial) (to hand)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to give
Ma mère m’a filé cinq balles pour m’acheter un sandwich.My mother gave me five bucks to buy a sandwich.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to run (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States.
Mes collants ont filé. Il faut que je coupe le fil avant que ça empire.My tights have run. I need to cut the thread before it gets worse.
b. to ladder (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
J’adore ces collants, mais ils ont tendance à filer.I love these tights, but they tend to ladder.
a. to run
J’aime regarder le fromage filer quand on le chauffe.I like watching cheese run when it's heated.
7. (colloquial) (to go fast)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to fly (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Les nuages filent dans le ciel.The clouds fly through the sky.
b. to dash
Marie a filé comme le vent pour attraper son bus.Marie dashed like the wind to catch her bus.
c. to scoot (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La petite fille a filé à travers le parc pour attraper le bus.The little girl scooted through the park to catch the bus.
d. to bomb (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Quand il a vu l'orage arriver, le vieil homme a filé chez lui.When he saw the storm coming, the old man bombed home.
8. (colloquial) (to leave a place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to fly (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tony a dit qu’il devait filer parce qu’il avait un rendez-vous.Tony said he had to fly because he had an appointment.
b. to be off (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Il est super tard ! Je file !It's super late! I’m off!
Conjugations
Indicative of "filer"
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