enfilar

Asturian

Verb

enfilar (first-person singular indicative present enfilo, past participle enfiláu)

1. to thread (a needle)
2. to line up
3. to get drunk, intoxicate
4. to go around, travel around

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

By surface analysis, en- +‎ fil +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

enfilar (first-person singular present enfilo, first-person singular preterite enfilí, past participle enfilat)

1. (transitive) to thread (a needle)
2. (transitive) to string (pearls, beads, etc.)
3. (intransitive) to go straight down (a path)
4. (reflexive) to climb

   Synonyms: escalar, pujar

Conjugation

Derived terms

• enfilació
• enfiladís
• enfilador

Further reading

• “enfilar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “enfilar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “enfilar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enfiˈlaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧fi‧lar

Verb

enfilar (first-person singular present enfilo, first-person singular preterite enfilé, past participle enfilado)

1. (transitive) to line up
2. (transitive) to thread (a needle)
3. (transitive) to string (pearls, beads, etc.)

   Synonym: ensartar

4. (transitive) to pull on (quickly put on [clothing])
5. (transitive) to lead; to shape; to direct (someone, a path, someone's future etc.)
6. (intransitive) to go straight down (a path)
7. (intransitive) to head for

   Synonym: dirigirse a

Conjugation

Further reading

• “enfilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014