| Traductions supplémentaires |
| flight n | (escape) | fuite nf |
| | The prisoner's flight took him across three states. |
| | Durant sa fuite, le prisonnier a traversé trois États. |
| flight n | (aerial travel of [sth]) | vol nm |
| | | trajectoire (aérienne) nf |
| | The ball's flight ended in the woods. |
| | Le vol du ballon a fini dans les bois. |
| flight n | (military: trajectory) (technique) | trajectoire nf |
| | The rocket's flight is arched. |
| | La trajectoire de la fusée est oblique. |
| flight n | (floor) | étage nm |
| | How many flights tall is that building? |
| | Combien d'étages y a-t-il dans cet immeuble ? |
| flight n | (military: aerial squadron) (aviation militaire) | escadrille nf |
| | The first flight of planes took off in unison. |
| | La première escadrille a décollé en harmonie. |
| flight n | (distance or time covered) | vol nm |
| | It was a three-hour flight. |
| | Le vol est d'une durée de trois heures. |
| flight n | (stairs: floor) | étage nm |
| | | volée de marches nf |
| | We had to go up three flights of stairs to get to his office. |
| | Il fallait grimper trois étages pour atteindre son bureau. |
| | Il fallait grimper trois volées de marches pour atteindre son bureau. |
| flight n | (something beyond normal) | élan nm |
| | | fou adj |
| | He had quite a flight of imagination when he suggested we go out to eat. |
| | Il eut un élan fou en nous demandant d'aller manger. |
| | Il avait eu une idée folle en nous proposant d'aller manger. |
| flight n | (money) (argent) | fuite nf |
| | The flight from the dollar has significantly lowered its value. |
| | La fuite du dollar a grandement diminué sa valeur. |
Formes composées
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bomber jacket,
flight jacket,
aviator jacket n | (short coat) | blouson d'aviateur, blouson aviateur nm |
| | Errol looks dashing in his new bomber jacket. |
| capital flight n | (loss of investment capital) (finance, investissement) | fuite de capitaux nf |
| charter flight n | (privately-hired plane ride) (anglicisme) | vol charter nm |
| | | vol affrété nm |
| | (Can) | vol nolisé nm |
| | The businessman didn't have time to wait for the scheduled flight, so he got his assistant to organize a charter flight. |
| charter flight n | (seasonal plane route) (anglicisme) | vol charter nm |
| | The tour company offers charter flights between Pristina and Verona. |
| connecting flight n | (plane journey: correspondence) (Transports) | correspondance nf |
| | Your connecting flight will depart in 20 minutes. |
| | Votre correspondance décollera dans 20 minutes. |
| direct flight n | (nonstop flight) | vol direct nm |
| | I paid extra for a direct flight from Lyon to London. |
| | J'ai payé un peu plus cher pour avoir un vol direct de Lyon à Londres. |
| domestic flight n | (plane journey within a country) | vol intérieur, vol national nm |
| | I don't know what it is like to go through customs at the airport, I have only flown on domestic flights. |
| fight or flight n | (instinctive response) | réaction de lutte ou de fuite nf |
| fight-or-flight n as adj | (denoting instinctive response) (Psychologue : réponse) | combat-fuite loc adj |
| | (réaction) | de lutte ou de fuite loc adj |
flight attendant,
cabin attendant n | (air steward, hostess) (femme) | hôtesse de l'air, hôtesse nf |
| | (homme) | steward nm |
| | (homme ou femme) | membre de l'équipage nm |
| | The flight attendant demonstrated how to use the oxygen masks. |
| | L'hôtesse de l'air a montré comment utiliser les masques à gaz. |
| flight bag n | (shoulder bag for carry-on luggage) | sac-avion nm |
| flight control n | (system of airplane direction) | commandes de vol nfpl |
| flight control n | (direction of airplanes) | ordre de vol, contrôle de vol nm |
| flight control n | (office of airplane direction) | tour de contrôle nf |
| flight control n | (system pilot uses in plane) | commandes de vol nfpl |
| | | gouverne nf |
| flight crew n | (staff of a plane) (avion) | équipage, équipage à bord nm |
| | (plus soutenu) | personnel navigant nm |
| Note: Used with a plural verb |
| flight deck n | (deck of aircraft carrier) (d'un porte-avions) | pont d'envol nm |
| flight deck n | (plane: cockpit) (anglicisme : d'un avion) | cockpit nm |
| | | poste de pilotage nm |
| flight delay n | (plane's late departure or arrival) | retard de vol nm |
| | I was at the airport for six hours because of a flight delay. |
| flight engineer | (aircraft crew) (Aviation) | mécanicien de bord, mécanicienne de bord nm, nf |
| flight instructor n | ([sb] who trains pilots) | instructeur de vol nm |
| flight of capital n | (finance: movement of money) | fuite des capitaux nf |
| flight of fancy n | often plural (far-fetched imaginings) | idée folle nf |
| | (figuré, familier) | to have flights of fancy : tirer des plans sur la comète loc v |
| | The scientist had flights of fancy about the benefits of his new drug. |
| | (figuré, familier) | to have flights of fancy : tirer des plans sur la comète loc v |
| flight of steps n | (set of stairs) | escalier nm |
| | (Architecture) | volée de marches nf |
| flight path | (craft trajectory) | trajectoire de vol nf |
| flight plan n | (course or itinerary of an aircraft) | plan de vol nm |
| flight recorder n | (electronic device in aircraft) (Aviation) | enregistreur de vol nm |
| | (courant) | boîte noire nf |
| flight schedule n | (itinerary of an aircraft) | plan de vol nm |
| flight suit | (fire-resistant jumpsuit) (vêtement) | combinaison de vol nf |
| flight test n | (trial flight of aerial equipment) | essai en vol, test en vol nm |
| flight test [sth] vtr | (trial: aerial equipment) | essayer [qch] en vol, tester [qch] en vol loc v |
| flight ticket n | (ticket for a plane journey) | billet d'avion nm |
| flight trainer n | (simulator for aircraft pilots) | simulateur de vol nm |
| in flight adv | (flying in the air) | en vol loc adv |
| | Sparrows are incredibly agile in flight. |
| | Les moineaux sont incroyablement agiles en vol. |
| | (dans un avion) | au cours du vol, pendant le vol, durant le vol loc adv |
| in-flight adj | (taking place during a plane journey) | à bord, durant le vol loc adv |
| | I enjoy watching in-flight movies when I travel by air. |
| interstate flight n | (plane journey within the US) (aux États-Unis) | vol intérieur nm |
| maiden flight n | (aircraft: first journey) | vol inaugural nm |
| outward flight n | (outbound plane journey) | vol aller nm |
| | Le vol aller s'est fait sans escale. Au retour, il y en a eu deux. |
overseas cap,
flight cap,
garrison cap n | (military hat) (chapeau militaire) | calot nm |
| powered flight n | (motor-assisted flying) | vol à moteur nm |
| | Powered flight was developed in the early 20th century. |
| | Le vol à moteur est apparu au cours du 20e siècle. |
| | | vol moteur nm |
| | Le vol moteur est apparu au cours du 20e siècle. |
preflight,
also UK: pre-flight adj | (before a plane journey) | d'avant-vol loc adj |
| | The pilot did his preflight check prior to leaving the gate. |
| reconnaissance flight n | (plane trip to gather information) | vol de reconnaissance nm |
| solo flight n | (plane journey: pilot flying alone) | vol en solitaire nm |
| | She made the first solo flight across Antarctica. |
| | Elle a fait le premier vol en solitaire à travers l'Antarctique. |
spaceflight,
space flight n | uncountable (journeying by spacecraft) | vol spatial nm |
| | | vol dans l'espace nm |
| | | voyage spatial nm |
spaceflight,
space flight n | (journey made by a spacecraft) | voyage spatial nm |
| | | voyage dans l'espace nm |
| | | vol dans l'espace nm |
| | | voyageur dans l'espace nm |
straight flight,
direct flight n | (direct to destination) | vol direct nm |
| supersonic flight n | (faster-than-sound plane journey) | vol supersonique nm |
| | Le problème principal du vol supersonique est l'onde de choc qu'il propage. |
| take flight v expr | (start to fly) | s'envoler⇒ v pron |
| | | prendre son envol loc v |
| | A large flock of pigeons took flight when I walked into the plaza. |
| take flight v expr | (flee, escape) | prendre la fuite loc v |
| | | s'enfuir⇒ v pron |
| | (familier) | détaler⇒ vi |
| | When they heard me crashing through the bushes, the deer took flight. |
| | En m'entendant dans les buissons, les cerfs ont pris la fuite. |
| | En m'entendant dans les buissons, les cerfs se sont enfuis. |
| take flight v expr | (launch, grow) (figuré) | décoller⇒ vi |
| | He was amazed by how quickly the new company took flight. |
| test flight n | (aircraft's trial journey) (aéronautique) | vol d'essai nm |
| | Something went wrong during the test flight and the plane crashed. |
| top flight n | informal, figurative (highest quality) | de haut vol loc adj |
| | M. Sen est un économiste de haut vol. |
| | | de première qualité loc adj |
top flight,
top-flight n as adj | informal, figurative (highest quality) | de premier ordre loc adj |
| | | excellent adj |
| | | de haut vol, de haute volée loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | My husband attended a top-flight engineering school. |
| | Mon mari est allé à une école d'ingénieurs de premier ordre. |
| transatlantic flight n | (plane journey over the Atlantic ocean) | vol transatlantique nm |
| white flight | (movement of white people) | fuite des Blancs nf |
| wine flight n | (wine-tasting event) | dégustation de vins nf |