filar

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English

Etymology

From Latin filum (a thread).

Adjective

filar (comparative more filar, superlative most filar)

  1. Having a thread across the field of view.
    a filar microscope
    a filar micrometer
    a filar eyepiece

References

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fīlāre. Derivable from fil + -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filí, past participle filat)

  1. (transitive) to spin (a thread)
  2. (transitive) to suss out

Conjugation

More information infinitive, gerund ...
infinitive filar
gerund filant
past participle masculine feminine
singular filat filada
plural filats filades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè
nosaltres
nós
vosaltres
vós
ells/elles
vostès
present filo files fila filem fileu filen
imperfect filava filaves filava filàvem filàveu filaven
future filaré filaràs filarà filarem filareu filaran
preterite filí filares filà filàrem filàreu filaren
conditional filaria filaries filaria filaríem filaríeu filarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè
nosaltres
nós
vosaltres
vós
ells/elles
vostès
present fili filis fili filem fileu filin
imperfect filés filessis filés filéssim filéssiu filessin
imperative tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós
vostès
affirmative fila fili filem fileu filin
negative (no) no filis no fili no filem no fileu no filin
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Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

filar m

  1. indefinite plural of file
  2. (non-standard since 1983) indefinite plural of fil (computer file; driving lane)

Verb

filar

  1. present tense of fila

Anagrams

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

From Latin pilare, from pila (column).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.lar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilar
  • Syllabification: fi‧lar

Noun

filar m inan

  1. pillar, column
    • 1884 (first published 1870), Eliza Orzeszkowa, W klatce, Warszawa: S. Lewental, chapter 5:
      Gdy tak się namyślał, z za filaru wyszła kobieta; czarna jéj suknia długa i ciężka, z szelestem sunęła się po posadzce.
      While he was thinking this, a woman came out from behind a column; her black dress, long and heavy, moved over the floor with a rustle.
    • 1937, Marcel Proust, translated by Tadeusz Żeleński (Boy), Uwięziona (W poszukiwaniu straconego czasu), volume 1, Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wydawnicze "Rój":
      Piorunujący zawrót głowy przygważdżał go do poduszek powozu, odźwierny silił się mu pomóc, ale on siedział, nie mogąc się podnieść ani wyprostować nóg. Próbował się uczepić kamiennego filara który miał przed sobą, ale nie znajdował w nim dostatecznego oparcia aby wstać.
      Thunderous dizziness pinned him down to the carriage's cushion; the doorman strove to help him, but he sat, unable to get up or straighten his legs. He tried to hold on to a stone pillar that was in front of him, but he didn't find enough support in it to stand up.
  2. (figurative) pillar (something or someone essential to something)
    • 2022 November 4, Andrzej Krajewski, “III RP przekroczyła swój Rubikon. Będzie mocarstwem albo bankrutem”, in Dziennik.pl, archived from the original on 2022-11-06:
      Oczywiście łatwo to zachowanie wytłumaczyć względami bezpieczeństwa. Dziś dostęp do energii, komunikacja i siła militarna są jego filarami.
      Of course, it's easy to explain this action from the point of view of security. Today, its pillars are access to energy, communication, and military strength.
  3. (geomorphology) stack, sea stack
    Synonym: kolumna

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative filar filary
genitive filaru/filara filarów
dative filarowi filarom
accusative filar filary
instrumental filarem filarami
locative filarze filarach
vocative filarze filary
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Further reading

  • filar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • filar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier filhar (to seize), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filei, past participle filado)

  1. (transitive) to grab; to seize; to catch; to take hold of
    Synonym: agarrar
  2. (Brazil, informal) to get for free
  3. (Brazil, informal, dialectal) to cheat on an exam or test

Conjugation

More information Singular, Plural ...
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)
Second-person
(tu)
Third-person
(ele / ela / você)
First-person
(nós)
Second-person
(vós)
Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal filar
Personal filar filares filar filarmos filardes filarem
Gerund
filando
Past participle
Masculine filado filados
Feminine filada filadas
Indicative
Present filo filas fila filamos filais filam
Imperfect filava filavas filava filávamos filáveis filavam
Preterite filei filaste filou filamos1, filámos2 filastes filaram
Pluperfect filara filaras filara filáramos filáreis filaram
Future filarei filarás filará filaremos filareis filarão
Conditional filaria filarias filaria filaríamos filaríeis filariam
Subjunctive
Present file files file filemos fileis filem
Imperfect filasse filasses filasse filássemos filásseis filassem
Future filar filares filar filarmos filardes filarem
Imperative
Affirmative fila file filemos filai filem
Negative (não) não files não file não filemos não fileis não filem
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Spanish

Etymology

From filo + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈlaɾ/ [fiˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: fi‧lar

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filé, past participle filado)

  1. (colloquial) to cotton on, be onto

Conjugation

More information infinitive, gerund ...
infinitive filar
gerund filando
past participle masculine feminine
singular filado filada
plural filados filadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo
vos
él/ella/ello
usted
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos/ellas
ustedes
present filo filas
filásvos
fila filamos filáis filan
imperfect filaba filabas filaba filábamos filabais filaban
preterite filé filaste filó filamos filasteis filaron
future filaré filarás filará filaremos filaréis filarán
conditional filaría filarías filaría filaríamos filaríais filarían
subjunctive yo
vos
él/ella/ello
usted
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos/ellas
ustedes
present file files
filésvos2
file filemos filéis filen
imperfect
(ra)
filara filaras filara filáramos filarais filaran
imperfect
(se)
filase filases filase filásemos filaseis filasen
future1 filare filares filare filáremos filareis filaren
imperative
vos
usted nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ustedes
affirmative fila
filávos
file filemos filad filen
negative no files no file no filemos no filéis no filen
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Further reading

Swedish

Noun

filar

  1. indefinite plural of fil

Verb

filar

  1. present indicative of fila

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