What does défiler in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word défiler in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use défiler in French.
The word défiler in French means parade, file, march, go by, parade across, run away, slip away, sneak off, unthread, pass before your eyes. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word défiler
parade, fileverbe intransitif (marcher en ligne ou en colonnes) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Les troupes ont défilé devant le chef de l'État. Les mannequins ont défilé devant un public conquis par les créations du couturier. The troops marched in front of the Head of State. |
marchverbe intransitif (marcher pour protester) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Les syndicats défilent dans les rues de la capitale depuis une semaine pour des augmentations de salaire. Trade unions have been marching in the streets of the capital for a week about pay increases. |
go byverbe intransitif (passer) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") J'aime me promener en péniche et voir les paysages défiler devant moi. I like to go out on a barge and watch the scenery go by. |
parade acrossverbe intransitif (apparaître sur un écran) À la fin des films, la liste des acteurs défile. At the end of a film, the list of actors flashes up on the screen. |
run away, slip away, sneak offverbe pronominal (familier (se soustraire) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Finalement, Vincent n'est pas venu s'expliquer, il s'est défilé. In the end Vincent did not come and explain himself; he slipped away. |
unthreadverbe transitif (enlever d'un fil) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Elle s'est trompée de perles, elle va devoir défiler son collier. She got the wrong beads, she is going to have to unthread her necklace. |
pass before your eyeslocution verbale (voir en accéléré) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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