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il filait

was leaving, was slipping away, was spinning (thread)

f i . l ɛ → filer
fil to leave, to slip away + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #42,056
was leaving, was slipping away
FR: Quand je suis arrivé, il filait déjà.
EN: When I arrived, he was already leaving.
was spinning (thread) Used for making thread by twisting fibers (textile context).
FR: Dans l’atelier, elle filait la laine toute la journée.
EN: In the workshop, she was spinning wool all day.
Conjugation of filer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third filait —

Tout le monde filait du fric pour avoir des copies des photos.

Everyone was paying to get copies of the photos.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

On filait le parfait amour, docteur.

We were in perfect love, doctor.

— Carandiru (2003)

Il nous filait plein de bouffe.

He used to give us loads of food.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Parfois, elle en filait aux gamins contre un petit service.

Sometimes she would give them to the kids in exchange for a small favor.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Quand Devdas filait comme un ouragan, j'envoyais Paro le chercher.

When Devdas took off like a hurricane, I'd send Paro to go find him.

— Devdas (2002)

Sounds similar to

filer f i . l e fallait f a . l ɛ filez f i . l e filé f i . l e gilet ʒ i . l ɛ filou f i . l u philo f i . l o