filare

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to spin yarn
  • (transitive) to draw wire
  • (transitive) to pay out rope, etc.
  • (transitive) to trail an oar in the water
  • (intransitive) to run; to leave in a hurry
  • (transitive) (chiefly) to flirt

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fīlāre, filo, fīlum (thread).

Origin

Latin

fīlum

Gloss

thread

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

糸

Emoji

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