(to catch fish, animals)
filet m
→ The fishermen sat mending their nets.
→ Monkeys are caught using nets or baited traps.
a fishing net un filet de pêche
a butterfly net un filet à papillons
to slip through the net
[person in need] échapper au dispositif
→ poor families and poor children are going to slip through the net
[wrongdoer]
(=escape) passer au travers des mailles du filet
→ The police are determined not to let him slip through the net again.