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Filet

Definitions: Filet

Filet

Noun

1. A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef.

2. A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish.

Verb

1. Decorate with a filet.

2. Cut into filets, as of fish or meat.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "filet" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Filet

DomainDefinitions

Transportation

A curved junction between two intersecting paths on an aerodrome to make easier the passage of an aircraft from one to the other. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Filet

Synonyms: fish filet (n), fish fillet (n), fillet (v). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Filet

English words defined with "filet": filet de boeuf en croute, filet mignon, fillet, fish filet. (references)
Specialty definitions using "filet": rayo residual. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Filet" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Catalan (slice), Dutch (slice), French (fibre, fillet, net, network, streak, string, tenderloin), German (filet, fillet, fillet steak, piece of tenderloin, steak, tenderloin), Romanian (fillet).

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Modern Usage: Filet

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Filet Meow (1966)

Le Filet américain (België door de vleesmolen) (1981)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Filet

DomainTitle

Books

  • Favorite Filet Crochet Designs (reference)

  • Filet Crochet from Yesterday (Crocheter's Historical Pattern Series) (reference)

  • Filet Crochet: Projects and Designs (reference)

  • Filet of Soil (reference)

  • Knotting and Netting: The Art of Filet Work (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Filet

Illustrations:
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Spoken Usage: Filet

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

Strawberry Zinfandel goes with Filet o' Fish or Chicken McNuggets while Boone's Blackberry Ridge should be reserved for McRibb or a Quarter Pounder.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Filet

"Filet" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Filet" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)66.67%4175,879
Noun (proper)33.33%2245,945
                    Total100.00%6N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Filet

Expressions using "filet": filet de boeuf en croute filet mignon fish filet. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "filet": Filet-abreu, Filet-o-fish.

Ending with "filet": contre-filet.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Filet

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  chick filet

307

  electric filet knife

16

  filet mignon

237

  de filet porc

14

  filet mignon recipe

136

  grilled filet mignon

14

  filet crochet

91

  filet restaurant sole toronto

13

  fish filet

83

  filet grill mignon

13

  filet

75

  filet marinade mignon

13

  chic filet

73

  filet minion

13

  filet mignon steak

64

  filet minon

12

  chik filet

55

  filet of soul

12

  free filet crochet pattern

55

  catfish filet

12

  filet knife

36

  filet trout

11

  filet crochet pattern

36

  free filet crochet

11

  chick filet restaurant

30

  chick filet franchise

11

  filet restaurant sole

30

  filet sole toronto

10

  filet of sole

28

  filet steak

9

  cook filet mignon

23

  filet mingon

9

  filet grilling mignon

19

  filet recipe sole

9

  filet recipe salmon

19

  chic filet restaurant

9

  cooking filet mignon

19

  chicken filet

8

  salmon filet

17

  filet grilled mignon recipe

8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Filet

Language Translations for "filet"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

rrjetë me vrime katrore. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

филе (fillet, loin, saddle, tenderloin, undercut). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

内圆' (fillet, Fillets). (various references)

   

Czech

  

řízek (cutlet, gudgeon, schnitzel, slice, steak). (various references)

   

Danish

  

afrunding af sving. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

bochtafronding. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

lisälevennys. (various references)

   

French

  

congé de raccordement (fillet), bretelle de raccordement. (various references)

   

German

  

Filet (fillet, fillet steak, piece of tenderloin, steak, tenderloin), ausgerundete Einmündung, ausgerundete Abzweigung, als Filet herrichten. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φιλέττο (fillet). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

recemunka. (various references)

   

Italian

  

raccordo (branch line, connector, finishing, fitting, joint, junction, line fittings, merge, nipple, pipe fitting, rounding, special, splicing). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

"심 (fillet, Fillets). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

iletfay

   

Portuguese

  

nome do arquivo, nó de passagem. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

филе (fillet, loin, sirloin, sirloins). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

file (fillet, undercut). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

filete (brass rule, cincture, creel, fillet, rule, rumpsteak, slice, snaffle, steak, thread), acuerdo (accommodation, accord, accordance, adjustment, agreement, arrangement, chord, concord, concurrence, convention, deal, entente, fillet, keeping, meeting of minds, settlement, settling, understanding). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

filea (fillet), file (fillet, netting, tenderloin), pannband (fillet, headband), hårband (bandeau, bandeaux, fillet, hair-ribbon), bindel (band, bandage, fillet, roller bandage, sling), binda upp (fillet, tie up, truss), binda (attach, bind, connect, contain, fasten, fillet, hold, immobilize, join, peg down, roller bandage, secure, tie, tie down, tie up, truss). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ชิ้นปลาหรือเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระ"ูก (fillet), ผูก"้วยริบบิ้น (fillet), สายรั"ผม (fillet), ตั"ชิ้นเนื้อที่ไม่มีกระ"ูก (fillet). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

fileto (fillet, loin), file (net, netting, string bag), (cobweb, dragnet, fishnet, gin, graticule, mesh, net, netting, network, plexus, reticular, spider's web, spiderweb, system, tissue). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

стрічка (band, fillet, riband, ribbon, sash, snood, tag, tape), філей (chump, fillet, sirloin), філе (fillet, loin), готувати філе (fillet), обв'язувати стрічкою (fillet). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

cái mạng, cái lưới thịt thăn. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Filet

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

exossavit. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Filet

LanguageDateSourceSong of Solomon Chapter 4, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintWV spartion to kokkinon ceilh sou kai h lalia sou wraia wV lepuron thV roaV mhlon sou ektoV thV siwphsewV sou
Latin405VulgateSicut vitta coccinea labia tua et eloquium tuum dulce sicut fragmen mali punici ita genae tuae absque eo quod intrinsecus latet
Middle English1395WyclifAs a fyr red silkene filet thi lippes, and thi faire speche sweete; as the breking of a poumgarnet, so thi chekes, withoute it, that withinne forth sit hid.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Victorian English1833WebsterThy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of pomegranate within thy locks.
Basic English1964OgdenYour red lips are like a bright thread, and your mouth is fair of form; the sides of your head are like pomegranate fruit under your veil.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Filet

LanguageSong of Solomon Chapter 4, Verse 3
CebuanoAng imong mga ngabil sama sa usa ka tanod nga mapula, Ug ang imong baba maanindot. Ang imong mga tampihak sama sa usa ka granada Sa luyo sa imong pandong.
CroatianUsne su tvoje kao trake od grimiza i rijeèi su tvoje dražesne, kao kriške mogranja tvoji su obrazi pod koprenom tvojom.
Danishsom en Purpursnor er dine Læber, yndig din Mund, din Tinding som et bristet Granatæble bag ved dit Slør;
DutchUw lippen zijn als een scharlaken snoer, en uw spraak is liefelijk; de slaap uws hoofds is als een stuk van een granaatappel tussen uw vlechten.
FinnishKuin punainen nauha ovat sinun huulesi, ja suusi on suloinen; kuin granaattiomena, kypsyyttään halkeileva, on sinun ohimosi huntusi takana.
FrenchTes lèvres sont comme un fil cramoisi, Et ta bouche est charmante; Ta joue est comme une moitié de grenade, Derrière ton voile.
GermanDeine Lippen sind wie eine scharlachfarbene Schnur und deine Rede lieblich. Deine Wangen sind wie der Ritz am Granatapfel zwischen deinen Zöpfen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBibirmu bagaikan seutas pita merah, dan eloklah mulutmu. Pipimu seperti belahan buah delima, tersembunyi di balik cadarmu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaBibirmu seperti benang kirmizi, bunyi suaramu merdu, pipimu seperti buah delima separuh di belakang tudungmu.
ItalianCome un nastro di porpora le tue labbra e la tua bocca è soffusa di grazia; come spicchio di melagrana la tua gota attraverso il tuo velo.
MaoriKo ou ngutu, ano he aho ngangana, ahuareka ana tou mangai: rite tonu ki tetahi wahi o te pamekaranete ou rahirahinga i muri i tou arai.
NorwegianDine leber er som en skarlagensnor, og din munn er yndig; som et stykke granateple er din tinning bak ditt slør.
PortugueseOs teus lábios são como um fio de escarlate, e a tua boca e formosa; as tuas faces são como as metades de uma roma por detrás do teu véu.   
RumanianBuzele tale sknt ca un fir de ckrmkz, wi gura ta este drqguyq; obrazul tqu este ca o jumqtate de rodie, supt mqhrama ta.
RussianЛБЛ МЕОФБ БМБС ЗХ'Щ ФЧПЙ, Й ХУФБ ФЧПЙ МА'ЕЪОЩ; ЛБЛ ПМПЧЙОЛЙ ЗТБОБФПЧПЗП С'МПЛБ--МБОЙФЩ ФЧПЙ П" ЛХ"ТСНЙ ФЧПЙНЙ;
SpanishTus labios son como hilo de grana, y tu boca es bella. Tus mejillas parecen mitades de granada, a través de tu velo.
SwedishEtt rosenrött snöre likna dina läppar, och täck är din mun. Lik ett brustet granatäpple är din kind, där den skymtar genom din slöja.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Filet

Derivations

Words beginning with "filet": fileted, fileting, filets. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Filet" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: failte, falleth, fibet, fibette, fiblet, fiel, fielg, fielt, Fiet, figet, filate, Filbey, fileu, filex, filey, filii, Filinto, Filiz, filleth, fillit, fillot, Filnet, filo, filoh, filreg, filt, Filteau, finet, fiset, fivet, flett, fliest, folit, Follet, fule, Fulkeith, Fulletby, gilet, ilet, Lillet, vilett. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Filet"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "filet" (pronounced fulā")
4f u l ā"fillet.
3-u l ā"allay, chalet, delay, Palais.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Filet

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: flite.

Words within the letters "e-f-i-l-t"

-1 letter: felt, file, flit, left, lief, life, lift, lite, tile.

-2 letters: eft, elf, fet, fie, fil, fit, lei, let, lie, lit, tel, tie, til.

-3 letters: ef, el, et, if, it, li, ti.

 Words containing the letters "e-f-i-l-t"
 

+1 letter: fetial, filets, fillet, filter, fliest, flited, flites, futile, itself, lifted, lifter, stifle, trifle.

 

+2 letters: fatlike, felsite, felting, fertile, fetials, fetidly, fictile, filbert, filemot, fileted, filiate, fillets, filmset, filters, firelit, fleapit, flinted, flirted, flirter, flitted, flitter, flutier, flytier, foliate, heftily, inflate, inflect, lefties, leftish, leftism, leftist, liefest, lifters, liftmen, loftier, stifled, stifler, stifles, sulfite, trefoil, trifled, trifler, trifles.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Filet


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 69 6C 65 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

..-.    ..    .-..    .    -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01101001 01101100 01100101 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#105 &#108 &#101 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0069 006C 0065 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4075787186

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Quotations: Spoken
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Translations: Ancient
13. Bible Trace
14. Derivations
15. Rhymes
16. Anagrams
17. Orthography
18. Bibliography


  

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