The French expression “filer à l’anglaise” translates to “to run away English style”. It’s interesting here that both the English and the French use the other nationality in the same expression!
English meanings:
- to do a runner
- to sneak out
- to take French leave
French meanings:
- partir sans prevenir – to leave without warning
- partir sans dire au revoir – to leave without saying good-bye
Example sentence:
- Martin et Julie ont filé à l’anglaise: Ils ont dine au restaurant sans payer l’addition! Martin and Julie did a runner. They ate at a restaurant without paying the bill!
Another expression with “file”:
- filer un mauvais coton – to be in a bad way
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