air pocket in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for air pocket in the English»French Dictionary

air pocket N

air pocket (in pipe, enclosed space)

poche f d'air

air pocket AVIAT

trou m d'air

Translations for air pocket in the French»English Dictionary

trou d'air AVIAT

air pocket

poche de gaz/d'air

gas/air pocket

Translations for air pocket in the English»French Dictionary

I.pocket [Brit ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑkət] N

1. pocket (in garment):

pocket

poche f

jacket/trouser pocket

poche de veste/de pantalon

with one's hands in one's pockets

les mains dans les poches

to put one's hand in one's pocket lit, fig

mettre sa main dans sa poche

to go through sb's pockets

faire les poches de qn

to turn out one's pockets

vider or retourner ses poches

he paid for it out of his own pocket

il l'a payé de sa poche

prices to suit every pocket fig

des prix à la portée de tout le monde

2. pocket (in car door, suitcase, folder etc):

pocket

poche f

3. pocket (small area):

pocket fig

poche f

pocket of resistance/of opposition

poche f de résistance/d'opposition

pocket of resistance/of opposition

foyer m de résistance/d'opposition

4. pocket:

pocket MIN, GEOL

poche f

5. pocket (in billiards):

pocket

bourse f

II.pocket [Brit ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑkət] ADJ (small)

pocket calculator, flask, diary, dictionary, edition

de poche

III.pocket [Brit ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑkət] VB trans

1. pocket:

pocket (put in one's pocket)

empocher, mettre [qc] dans sa poche

pocket (keep for oneself) fig money, profits

empocher

2. pocket Am POL:

to pocket a bill

opposer un veto à une loi

3. pocket (in billiards):

pocket

blouser

IV.pocket [Brit ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑkət]

to be in pocket Brit

être en fonds

to be out of pocket Brit

en être de sa poche

I'm £40 out of pocket

j'ai 40 livres de moins en poche

to have sb in one's pocket

avoir qn dans sa poche

to line one's pockets

se remplir les poches

to live in each other's pockets

être tout le temps l'un sur l'autre

to pocket one's pride

ravaler sa fierté

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. air (substance):

air

air m

in the open air

en plein air, au grand air

I need a change of air

j'ai besoin de changer d'air

to come up for air swimmer, animal:

remonter à la surface pour respirer

to let the air out of a tyre/balloon

dégonfler un pneu/ballon

2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

air m

he threw the ball up into the air

il a jeté le ballon en l'air

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'hélicoptère a décollé

the birds of the air

les oiseaux qui volent

the swans took to the air

les cygnes se sont envolés or ont pris leur envol

to send sth/to travel by air

envoyer qc/voyager par avion

Paris (seen) from the air

Paris vu d'avion

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la bataille fut livrée sur terre et dans les airs

to clear the air lit storm:

rafraîchir l'air

to clear the air fig

apaiser les esprits

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be/go on (the) air broadcaster, interviewee:

être/passer à l'antenne

to go off the air

quitter l'antenne

while the programme was still on the air

alors que l'émission était encore en cours de diffusion

the series will be back on the air in January

le feuilleton reprendra en janvier

he went on the air to reassure the public

il est intervenu à la radio or à la télévision pour rassurer le public

off the air, she confided that…

hors antenne, elle a confié que…

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la chaîne cesse d'émettre à minuit

4. air (manner):

air (of person)

air m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

aspect m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

air m

with an air of innocence/indifference

d'un air innocent/indifférent

an air of mystery surrounds the project

le projet est entouré de mystère

he has a certain air about him

il a une certaine allure

5. air MUS:

air

air m

6. air (breeze):

air liter

souffle m de vent

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

1. air:

air (dry)

faire sécher

air (freshen by exposing to air) garment, room, bed

aérer

don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired

ne mets pas cette chemise, elle n'est pas complètement sèche

2. air (express):

air opinion, view

exprimer, faire part de

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

to air one's knowledge

faire étalage de son savoir

3. air Am (broadcast):

air

diffuser

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

there's something in the air

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il y a quelque chose qui se trame

he could sense trouble in the air

il sentait qu'il y avait de l'orage dans l'air fig

there's a rumour in the air that…

le bruit court que…

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

se donner de grands airs

our plans are still totally up in the air

nos projets sont toujours très flous or vagues

to be walking or treading on air

être aux anges

to disappear or vanish into thin air

se volatiser

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

leurs chiffres étaient complètement fantaisistes

air pocket in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for air pocket in the English»French Dictionary

air pocket

trou m d'air

Translations for air pocket in the English»French Dictionary

I.pocket [ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑ:kɪt] N

pocket

poche f

back pocket

poche arrière

from one's pocket

de sa poche

air pocket

trou m d'air

out-of-pocket expenses

frais mpl

Phrases:

to have deep pockets

avoir beaucoup d'argent

to pay for sth out of one's own pocket

payer qc de sa poche

to be in pocket

rentrer dans ses frais

to be out of pocket

ne pas rentrer dans ses frais

to put pride in one's pocket

mettre sa fierté dans sa poche

to have sb in one's pocket

avoir qn dans sa poche

to have sth in one's pocket

avoir qc dans la poche

to line one's pockets

se remplir les poches

to live in each other's pockets pej

être tout le temps les uns sur les autres

II.pocket [ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑ:kɪt] ADJ

pocket

de poche

III.pocket [ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑ:kɪt] VB trans

pocket

empocher

to pocket one's change

prendre la monnaie

Phrases:

to pocket one's pride

ravaler sa fierté

I.air [eəʳ, Am er] N

1. air a. MUS:

air

air

to fire into the air

tirer en l'air

by air

par avion

there was an air of menace/excitement

il y avait de la menace/de l'émotion dans l'air

2. air no pl TV, RADIO:

to be off/on (the) air

être hors antenne/à l'antenne

Phrases:

airs and graces pej

manières fpl

to be floating on air

être aux anges

to be in the air

se tramer

to be up in the air

être flou

to give oneself airs pej

se donner des airs

II.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB trans

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

diffuser

2. air (expose to air):

air

aérer

3. air (let know):

air

faire connaître

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

III.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB intr

1. air Am TV, RADIO:

air

passer

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

s'aérer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Closed hems are completely flush while open hems have an air pocket in the bend.

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Thus, thermal requirements for chamber wall and air pocket materials were determined to be considerable lower at first.

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One can plummet several feet through an air pocket into open water.

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Air bubbles rose around the cook as he squatted inside his air pocket.

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In an air pocket fouled by diesel fumes he found the two men, one of them a non-swimmer, and their pet dog.

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The most important thing to do if buried in a slide is create an air pocket.

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He described his terror after he was trapped in an air pocket under a vessel for an hour alongside five others as he awaited rescue.

www.independent.co.uk

I got into a fierce tremor, and then into an air pocket, and was brought down about 100 ft., got straight, and dropped into another, almost a vacuum.

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If a victim's airway remains unobstructed, or they find an air pocket within the grain, they may be able to keep breathing and be rescued.

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The pupa naturally rises to the surface of the water due to an air pocket between the wing cases that make it lighter than water.

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