desfilar

to parade

to pass by

desfilar(dehs-fee-lahr)

intransitive verb

1. (military)

a. to parade

Con ocasión del vigesimoquinto aniversario, las tropas desfilaron con orgullo ante Su Majestad.

On the occasion of the silver jubilee, the troops paraded proudly in front of Her Majesty.

b. to march past

Los soldados hicieron el saludo al desfilar.

The soldiers saluted as they marched past.

2. (to walk past)

a. to pass by

Me encanta sentarme en un café y ver desfilar a la gente.

I love to sit in a café and watch the people pass by.

b. to file past (in a line)

Los dolientes desfilaron, presentando sus últimos respetos.

The mourners filed past, paying their last respects.

c. to march

Los manifestantes desfilaron por las calles exigiendo la dimisión del presidente.

The demonstrators marched through the streets demanding the resignation of the president.

3. (fashion model)

a. to model

Empezó a desfilar a los 16 años.

She began modeling when she was 16.

desfilar

intransitive verb

1. ((gen) &)

a. to parade

2. (marcharse)

a. to head off, to leave

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desfilar

intransitive verb

1 (Mil) to parade

desfilaron ante el general they marched past the general

2 (pasar) to come; pass by

por su despacho han desfilado muchos acreedores many creditors have passed through his office; según acababan, iban desfilando por la puerta as they finished, they filtered out of the door

ha desfilado muchas veces en la Pasarela Cibeles

3 [+modelo] to model

nunca he desfilado con ropa de Armani I've never modelled Armani clothes