défiler

See also: defiler

French

Etymology

From dé- +‎ filer, or file, for certain senses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.fi.le/
  • (file)

Verb

défiler

  1. (intransitive) to parade or march
  2. (intransitive) to appear one after the other
    Les malades défilaient dans mon bureau toute la journée. ― I had patients in my office all day.
  3. (intransitive) to unfold; to happen
    Ma vie a défilé devant mes yeux. ― My life flashed before my eyes.
  4. (computing, intransitive) to scroll
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to slip away or off
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to weasel out of something; to cop out
  7. (transitive) to undo thread that has been spun

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