Meaning · verb
go smoothly, dash off
- to proceed smoothly or without interruption (especially in 'filare liscio')
- to leave quickly, beat it (often in imperative: 'fila!')
- to spin thread or yarn from raw fibers
In a sentence
Speriamo che la riunione fili liscia come l'ultima volta.
Let's hope the meeting goes smoothly like last time.
Fila subito in camera tua a fare i compiti!
Go straight to your room and do your homework!
Tutto è filato liscio durante il viaggio in treno.
Everything went without a hitch during the train journey.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| filare | infinitive |
| filo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fili | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fila | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| filiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| filate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| filano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| filavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| filavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| filava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| filavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| filavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| filavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| filai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| filasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| filò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| filammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| filaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| filarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| filerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| filerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| filerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fileremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| filerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fileranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fili | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fili | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fili | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| filiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| filiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| filino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| filassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| filassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| filasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| filassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| filaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| filassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| filerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fileresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| filerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fileremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| filereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| filerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fila | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| filiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| filate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| filando | gerund |
| filato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal in imperative orders like 'fila a letto!' (go straight to bed!); common in idioms like 'filare liscio' (go without a hitch).
- Takes 'avere' in literal spinning (transitive) and 'essere' in intransitive senses like 'filare liscio' (e.g. 'è filato tutto liscio').
