défiler

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de.fi.le/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

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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