filer à l'anglaise

/fi.le a lɑ̃.glɛz/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
file à l'anglaise
past
a filé à l'anglaise
perfect
filé à l'anglaise

Meaning

  1. to leave without saying goodbye

    • Fatiguée, elle a filé à l'anglaise avant la fin de la fête.

      Tired, she left without saying goodbye before the party ended.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does filer à l'anglaise mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fatiguée, elle a filé à l'___ avant la fin de la fête.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches filer à l'anglaise?

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