beacon in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beacon in the English»French Dictionary

beacon [Brit ˈbiːk(ə)n, Am ˈbikən] N

1. beacon NAUT:

beacon (lighthouse)

phare m

beacon (lantern)

fanal m

beacon (signalling buoy)

balise f

beacon fig

phare m

beacon fig

flambeau m

to shine like a beacon fig

briller comme un phare

2. beacon AVIAT:

beacon

balise f

beacon

phare m

3. beacon:

beacon, a. radio beacon (transmitter)

radiobalise f

beacon, a. radio beacon (transmitter)

radiophare m

4. beacon (on ambulance, police car):

beacon

gyrophare m

5. beacon HISTORY (on hill etc):

beacon

feu m (pour donner l'alarme)

6. beacon Brit (hill):

beacon

colline f

radio beacon N

radio beacon

radiophare m

Belisha beacon [Brit bəˈliːʃə ˌbiːk(ə)n, Am bəˈliʃə ˌbik(ə)n] N Brit

Belisha beacon

lumière f clignotante (pour signaler un passage clouté)

landing beacon N

landing beacon

balise f d'atterrissage

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he's off the radar in the UK but in his country of birth he's a well-known figure attr beacon, echo, operator, screen, station

radar

Translations for beacon in the French»English Dictionary

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radiobalise

radio beacon

radiophare

radio beacon

radiobalisage

radio beacon signalling Brit

balise (flotteur)

beacon, buoy

balise (émetteur)

radio beacon

balise

beacon, light

phare fig

beacon

beacon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beacon in the English»French Dictionary

beacon [ˈbi:kən] N

1. beacon (light):

beacon

signal m lumineux

2. beacon (signal):

beacon

balise f

3. beacon (lighthouse):

beacon

phare m

4. beacon (guide):

beacon

flambeau m

a beacon of hope

un symbole d'espoir

radio beacon N

radio beacon

radiophare m

Translations for beacon in the French»English Dictionary

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balise

beacon

beacon Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a beacon of hope

un symbole d'espoir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The term crash position indicator no longer refers to the specific device, but any locator beacon.

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The sub runs into trouble and is lost, though not before getting off a rescue beacon.

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Although this is mistakenly thought to mean field by the beacon, actually it is derived from clearing in the beeches (beech trees).

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It also hosted a light beacon since 1860.

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The purpose of this beacon is to provide height, distance, and equipment functioning checks to aircraft on intermediate and final approach.

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The beacons send the code back to the transmitter.

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A beacon mounted on the pier allows for tracking and serves as a warning to ships.

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The brigade's pathfinders landed accurately and set up their homing beacons, but the main body of the brigade landed over a large area, some away.

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The distinctive green distinguishes the lighthouse signal from white lights coming from air beacons.

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The elapsed time is proportional to twice the distance between the transmitter and the beacons.

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