Polyglot Dictionary

se faufiler

/sə fo.fi.le/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
se faufile
past
s'est faufilé
perfect
faufilé

Meaning

  1. to sneak

    • Il se faufile hors de la maison.

      He sneaks out of the house.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

faire le mur

"faire le mur" specifically means sneaking out, literally "making the wall," often used for boarding-school students; se faufiler is more general, "to sneak."

se glisser

"se faufiler" and "se glisser" are close synonyms for "to sneak"; "se glisser" also separately means "to slip."

Practice

1 What does se faufiler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il se ___ hors de la maison.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches se faufiler?

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