fila

=

line

noun

fila
feminine noun
1. line (hilera); row (de asientos)
  • en fila, en fila india -> in line, in single file
  • aparcar en doble fila -> to double-park
  • ponerse en fila -> to line up
filas
plural feminine noun
1. ranks (military)
  • cerrar filas (figurative) -> to close ranks
  • en filas -> doing military service
  • llamar a filas a alguien -> to call somebody up
  • romper filas -> to fall out
2. ranks (de partido)
  • militaba en las filas socialistas -> she was an active member of the socialist party

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fila [fee'-lah]
noun
1. A long row or series of persons or things (cola, asientos) Una fila de coches, a line of cars. (f)
  • En fila -> in a row
2. A line of soldiers ranged abreast or side by side. (f)
  • En fila -> in a line, in a row
  • Estar en filas -> to be with the colors
  • Llamar a uno a filas -> to call somebody up
  • Romper filas -> to break ranks

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