What does filature in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word filature in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use filature in French.
The word filature in French means tail, shadow, spinning mill, spinning, shadow, tail. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word filature
tail, shadownom féminin (figuré (action de suivre [qqn] en l'épiant) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'est le détective qui est chargé de la filature. It is the private detective's job to do the tailing. |
spinning millnom féminin (industrie de fils) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Sa grand-mère travaillait dans une filature. His grandmother worked in a spinning mill. |
spinningnom féminin (fabrication de fils) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La filature est devenue rare en France. Spinning is uncommon in France now. |
shadow, taillocution verbale (espionner les déplacements de [qqn]) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
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