desfilar

v.

1 to parade (gen) & (military).

Los soldados marcharon The soldiers marched.

2 to head off, to leave.

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desfilar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to march

2 MILITAR to march, march past, parade

3 (moda) to parade, walk up and down

4 familiar (dejarse caer) to pass, drop in

■ por este restaurante desfilan muchas estrellas de cine many film stars drop in at this restaurant

5 familiar (irse) to file out, leave

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verb

to parade

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VI

1) (Mil) to parade

desfilaron ante el general — they marched past the general

2) (=pasar) to come, pass by

por su despacho han desfilado muchos acreedores — many creditors have passed through his office

según acababan, iban desfilando por la puerta — as they finished, they filtered out of the door

3) [modelo] to model

nunca he desfilado con ropa de Armani — I've never modelled Armani clothes

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verbo intransitivo

a) soldados to parade

b) manifestantes to march

la manifestación desfiló por la Gran Vía — the demonstration passed along the Gran Via

miles de turistas desfilan cada año por el museo — thousands of tourists pass through the museum every year

c) modelo to parade up and down the catwalk

d) (por la mente) to pass through

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= parade.

Ex. A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.

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* hacer desfilar = parade.

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verbo intransitivo

a) soldados to parade

b) manifestantes to march

la manifestación desfiló por la Gran Vía — the demonstration passed along the Gran Via

miles de turistas desfilan cada año por el museo — thousands of tourists pass through the museum every year

c) modelo to parade up and down the catwalk

d) (por la mente) to pass through

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= parade.

Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.

* hacer desfilar = parade.

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desfilar [A1 ]

vi

1 «soldados» to parade, march past

el regimiento desfiló ante el rey the regiment marched past o paraded before the king

2 «manifestantes» to march

el cortejo/la manifestación desfiló por la Avenida de la Independencia the cortege/the demonstration passed along the Avenida de la Independencia

miles de turistas desfilan cada año por el museo thousands of tourists pass through the museum every year

miles de fans desfilaron ante su tumba thousands of fans filed past her tomb

3

«modelo»: desfiló con un rutilante vestido de noche she paraded o walked up and down the catwalk in a sparkling evening gown

4 (por la mente) to pass through

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desfilar (conjugate desfilar) verbo intransitivo

a) [soldados] to parade

b) [manifestantes] to march;

◊ la manifestación desfiló por la Gran Vía the demonstration passed along the Gran Via

c) [modelo] to parade up and down the catwalk

desfilar verbo intransitivo
1 to march in single file
2 Mil to march past, parade
3 (pasar por un lugar un grupo) to pass [ante, in front of] [por, through]
4 (salir ordenadamente) to file out
'desfilar' also found in these entries:
English:
file
- March
- parade

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desfilar vi

1. [soldados] to parade, to march past;

las tropas desfilaron ante el monarca the troops paraded in front of o marched past the king

2. [personas] to file;

miles de personas desfilaron ante la tumba del presidente thousands of people filed past the president's tomb;

cientos de oficinistas desfilan por esta calle todos los días hundreds of office workers pass along this street every day;

por este despacho han desfilado hombres muy ilustres illustrious men have passed through this office;

imágenes horrendas desfilaban por su mente horrific images passed through his mind

3. [modelos] to parade;

desfilar por la pasarela to parade o walk down the catwalk

4. Fam [marcharse] to head off, to leave;

¡vamos, desfilando (de aquí)! come on, out of here!

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desfilar

v/i parade

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desfilar vi

: to parade, to march

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desfilar vb

1. (modelos) to parade

las modelos desfilan en la pasarela models parade on the catwalk

2. (tropas) to march

los soldados desfilaron en formación the soldiers marched in formation