filet

net

noun fee-LEH Less Common

Origin: Old French 'fil' (thread), diminutive

Also means

trickle

Usage Note

Filet covers several distinct senses: a net (fishing, sports), a thin stream of liquid (un filet d'eau), and a fillet of meat or fish (un filet de boeuf). In the kitchen, un filet de poulet is a chicken breast. The diminutive suffix '-et' reflects its origin as a 'little thread'.

Examples

"Le pêcheur répare son filet."

Natural Translation

The fisherman mends his net.

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