je faufile

slips through, squeezes through

→ faufiler
faufil thread or slip through + e Present-tense ending (je/il), also used for the subjunctive and tu imperative
verb · first singular · present indicative Rare #40,625
slips through, squeezes through Usually used with the reflexive pronoun in the expression “se faufiler.”
FR: Le chat se faufile entre les barreaux.
EN: The cat squeezes through the bars.
Conjugation of faufiler
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First faufile
Third faufile
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First faufile
Third faufile
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second faufile

Moi, je me faufile partout.

I slip through everywhere.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Ça se faufile partout!

It gets everywhere!

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Regarde comme il se faufile pour essayer de nous éviter.

Look how he's sneaking around trying to avoid us.

Elle se faufile dans toutes les directions.

She weaves her way in all directions.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)