- defile de·file
- I [dɪ'faɪl]
vt
(frm: pollute) deturpareII ['diːfaɪl]1. n(liter: passage) gola2. vi(march) sfilare
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file — [ fil ] n. f. • av. 1464; de filer 1 ♦ Suite (de personnes, de choses) dont les éléments sont placés un par un et l un derrière l autre (à la différence du rang). File de gens. ⇒ colonne, procession. « Barca vit avancer un des miliciens, puis une … Encyclopédie Universelle
filé — file [ fil ] n. f. • av. 1464; de filer 1 ♦ Suite (de personnes, de choses) dont les éléments sont placés un par un et l un derrière l autre (à la différence du rang). File de gens. ⇒ colonne, procession. « Barca vit avancer un des miliciens,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Defile — De*file (d[ e]*f[imac]l ), v. t. [OE. defoulen, foilen, to tread down, OF. defouler; de + fouler to trample (see {Full}, v. t.), and OE. defoulen to foul (influenced in form by the older verb defoilen). See {File} to defile, {Foul}, {Defoul}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Defile — De*file (d[ e]*f[imac]l ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Defiled} (d[ e]*f[imac]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defiling}.] [F. d[ e]filer; pref. d[ e] , for des (L. dis ) + file a row or line. See {File} a row.] To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Defile — De*file (d[ e]*f[imac]l or d[=e] f[imac]l; 277), n. [Cf. F. d[ e]fil[ e], fr. d[ e]filer to defile.] 1. Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defile — de·file /di fīl/ vt de·filed, de·fil·ing: to dishonor by physical acts (as trampling, dirtying, or mutilating) defiling the flag de·file·ment n de·fil·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Defile — De*file , v. t. (Mil.) Same as {Defilade}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Défilé — Ein Defilee (französisch Défilé, von file = Faden) ist allgemein ein Vorbeimarsch. Im Deutschen wird mit Defilee ein feierliches Vorbeischreiten (im Unterschied zum geordneten Marsch) von einzelnen Personen oder Personengruppen an hochgestellten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
défilé — [ defile ] n. m. • 1643; de 2. défiler 1 ♦ Couloir naturel très encaissé et si étroit qu on n y peut passer qu à la file (⇒ gorge, goulet, région. grau, passage). Défilé entre deux montagnes. Le défilé des Thermopyles. Surprendre l ennemi à la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
defile — ‘make dirty’ [14] and defile ‘narrow pass’ [17] are distinct words in English. The former has a rather complex history. It was originally acquired in the 13th century as defoul, borrowed from Old French defouler ‘trample down, injure’; this was a … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
defile — ‘make dirty’ [14] and defile ‘narrow pass’ [17] are distinct words in English. The former has a rather complex history. It was originally acquired in the 13th century as defoul, borrowed from Old French defouler ‘trample down, injure’; this was a … Word origins
