how to pronounce défiler

/de.fi.le/

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défiler is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of défiler in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… qui est capable de défiler avec les …”

meanings of défiler

verb:

To slip away or off.
To undo thread that has been spun.
To appear one after the other.
To scroll.
To parade or march.
To weasel out of something; to cop out.
To unfold; to happen.

défiler frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word défiler occurs in french on average 7.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.