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refiler

to pass off, to palm off, to pass on, to hand out

ʁ ə . f i . l e
re again; back + filer to leave, to take off
verb Rare #43,358
to pass off, to palm off Informal; often suggests getting rid of something unwanted by giving it to someone else.
FR: Il essaie de me refiler son vieux vélo.
EN: He's trying to palm off his old bike on me.
to pass on, to hand out Informal.
FR: Elle va lui refiler les clés.
EN: She's going to pass him the keys.
Conjugation of refiler
refiler
Past
refilé

On n'a plus qu'à découvrir comment leur refiler, à tous.

All that’s left is to figure out how to pass them off on everyone.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Elle est revenue pour vous refiler ce pauvre gamin et est allée vivre sa vie.

She came back to foist this poor kid on you and went off to live her life.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Hé, qu'essaies-tu de nous refiler ?

Hey, what are you trying to palm off on us?

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Elle a pas d'amie à me refiler ?

Doesn't she have a friend she could put me in touch with?

N'essaie pas de nous refiler ta mauvaise pièce !

Don't try to pass off your bad coin on us!

— Devdas (2002)

Ça lui faisait mal d'en refiler aux mecs qui avaient fait le coup.

It hurt him to pass some of it back to the guys who had done it.

— Les Affranchis (1990)