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refiler

to pass on, hand over

ʁ ə . f i . l e
re again or back + filer to leave, to slip away
verb Rare #40,558
to pass on, hand over Informal; often used when giving or passing something to someone else.
FR: Tu peux me refiler le sel, s'il te plaît ?
EN: Can you pass me the salt, please?

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?

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)

N'essaie pas de nous refiler ta mauvaise pièce !

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

— Devdas (2002)

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)