flight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flight in the English»French Dictionary

flight [Brit flʌɪt, Am flaɪt] N

1. flight (journey):

flight AEROSP, AVIAT, TRANSP

vol m (to vers, from de)

a scheduled/charter flight

un vol régulier/charter

the flight to/from Paris (in airport, announcement)

le vol à destination de/en provenance de Paris

the flight from Dublin to London

le vol Dublin-Londres

the flight over the Alps was superb

le survol des Alpes était magnifique

we hope you enjoyed your flight

nous espérons que vous avez fait un bon voyage

we took the next flight (out) to New York

nous avons pris l'avion suivant pour New York

we took the next flight (out) to New York attr delay, information, schedule, time

de vol

2. flight (course):

flight (of bird, insect)

vol m

flight (of missile, bullet)

trajectoire f

3. flight (power of locomotion):

flight

vol m

to have the power of flight

avoir la capacité de voler

in flight bird, plane

en vol

in full flight lit

en plein vol

in full flight fig

en plein élan

4. flight (group):

a flight of

un vol de

a flight of birds

une volée de

a flight of angels

une troupe de

a flight of arrows

une volée de

a flight of aircraft

une escadrille

5. flight (escape):

flight

fuite f

flight from enemy, poverty, war, starvation

fuite devant

to take flight

prendre la fuite

to put sb to flight

mettre qn en fuite

a flight of capital ECON

une fuite des capitaux

6. flight (set):

a flight of steps or stairs

une volée d'escalier

six flights (of stairs)

six étages

we live four flights up

nous habitons au quatrième

a flight of hurdles SPORTS

une série de haies

a flight of locks

une série d'écluses

a flight of terraces

un étagement de terrasses

7. flight (display) gén pl:

flights of imagination

élans mpl d'imagination

flights of rhetoric

envolées fpl oratoires

a flight of fancy

une invention

to be in the top flight

être parmi les meilleurs

he's in the top flight of goalkeepers

il est parmi les meilleurs gardiens de but

charter flight N Brit

charter flight

vol m charter

discount flight N

discount flight

vol m à tarif réduit

space flight N AEROSP

1. space flight (activity):

space flight

voyages mpl interplanétaires

2. space flight (single journey):

space flight

vol m spatial

flight sergeant N MIL

flight sergeant

sergent m (de l'armée de l'air)

flight-test VB trans

flight-test

essayer [qc] en vol

flight recorder N

flight recorder

enregistreur m de vol

flight simulator N AVIAT

flight simulator

simulateur m de vol

flight plan N

flight plan

plan m de vol

flight attendant N

flight attendant AVIAT (male)

steward m

flight attendant (female)

hôtesse f de l'air

flight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flight in the English»French Dictionary

flight [flaɪt] N

1. flight (act of flying):

flight

vol m

2. flight (escape) a. fig a. ECON:

flight

fuite f

to take flight

prendre la fuite

the flight of time

la fuite du temps

3. flight (series):

flight (of stairs)

escalier m

we climbed six flights of stairs

on a grimpé les escaliers de six étages

Phrases:

a flight of fancy

un rêve

through flight N

through flight

vol m direct

maiden flight N

maiden flight

baptême m de l'air

top-flight ADJ

top-flight

de premier ordre

flight attendant N

flight attendant woman

hôtesse f de l'air

flight attendant man

steward m

proving flight N

proving flight MIL, AVIAT → test flight

See also test flight

test flight N

test flight

vol m d'essai

test flight N

test flight

vol m d'essai

trial flight N

trial flight

vol m d'essai

charter flight N

charter flight

vol m charter

flight deck N

flight deck

poste m de pilotage

flight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the flight from London

le vol (en provenance) de Londres

the flight to London

le vol à destination de Londres

a connecting flight

une correspondance

a flight of steps

un escalier

a flight of stairs

un escalier

to abort a flight/mission

interrompre un vol/une mission

flight (of stairs)

escalier m

a flight of fancy

un rêve

the flight's fully booked

le vol est complet

on the flight out we went via Amsterdam

à l'aller on est passé par Amsterdam

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In transonic flight, wave drag is commonly referred to as transonic compressibility drag.

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Coordinated with station and shuttle flight controllers on the execution of these operations.

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Airways have a set of associated standardized flight levels (sometimes called the flight model) which must be used when on the airway.

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A semicircular flight of stairs leads to the ogival main portal, which announces the dominant forms of the interior.

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It has a much gentler, cooler exhaust, so flight characteristics tend to feature gradual acceleration rather than firework-like performance.

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Damage to the ship was minimal and the flight deck was back in operation thirty minutes later.

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And, of course, as with any system, it's constantly evolving through flight tests and intercept tests, and we expect the program and the system to continue to evolve over time.

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This fire is used to dry and toughen the young wings, which is necessary for flight.

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But they noted that escape through flight from marine predators exposes them to predators in the air.

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The military ordered a flight test using liquid fuel rather than the pre-existing solid fuel in early 1942.

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