bird's-eye view in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bird's-eye view in the English»French Dictionary

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1. eye ANAT:

eye
œil m
with blue/green eyes
aux yeux bleus/verts
to raise/lower one's eyes
lever/baisser les yeux
in front of or before your (very) eyes
sous vos yeux
to the expert/untrained eye
pour un œil exercé/non exercé
there was sorrow/fear in his eyes
son regard exprimait le chagrin/la crainte
with sorrow/fear in his eyes
les yeux remplis de chagrin/crainte
I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes
je ne l'aurais pas cru, si je ne l'avais vu de mes propres yeux
I could do it with my eyes closed
je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés
keep your eyes on the road!
c'est la route qu'il faut regarder!, regarde la route!
keep your eye on the ball!
ne quitte pas la balle des yeux!
to keep an eye on sth
surveiller qc
to keep an eye on sb
surveiller qn
to keep an eye on sb (suspiciously)
avoir or tenir qn à l'œil
under the watchful/critical eye of sb
sous le regard vigilant/critique de qn
to have one's eye on sb/sth (watch)
surveiller qn/qc
to have one's eye on sb/sth (desire) dress, car, house
avoir envie de
to have one's eye on sb/sth (lust after)
loucher sur inf
to have one's eye on sb/sth food, dress, car, person (aim for) job
viser
with an eye to doing
en vue de faire
they have their eye on you for the director's job
ils vous ont en vue pour le poste de directeur
she had one eye on her work and the other on the clock
elle travaillait en gardant un œil sur l'horloge
to keep one or half an eye on sth/sb
garder un œil sur qc/qn
I've never clapped inf or laid or set eyes on him before in my life
je ne l'ai jamais vu de ma vie
the first time I clapped or laid or set eyes on it, I knew…
au premier coup d'œil, j'ai compris…
all eyes were on him
tous les yeux or tous les regards étaient fixés sur lui
to cast or run one's eye over sth
parcourir qc du regard
to catch sb's eye
attirer l'attention de qn
to close or shut one's eyes lit
fermer les yeux
to close or shut one's eyes to sth fig
se refuser à reconnaître qc
to open one's eyes lit
ouvrir les yeux
to open sb's eyes to sth fig
ouvrir les yeux à qn sur qc
to do sth with one's eyes open fig
faire qc en toute connaissance de cause
to go around with one's eyes shut
vivre sans rien voir
to keep an eye out or one's eyes open for sb/sth
essayer de repérer qn/qc
to keep one's eyes peeled or skinned
rester attentif or vigilant
to keep one's eye peeled or skinned for sb/sth
ouvrir l'œil pour essayer de repérer qn/qc
London, seen through the eyes of a child, a child's eye view of London
Londres, vu par un enfant
as far as the eye can see
à perte de vue
I've got eyes in my head!
j'ai des yeux pour voir!
use your eyes! it's on the table in front of you!
tu es aveugle? c'est sur la table devant toi!
to take one's eye off sth/sb
quitter qc/qn des yeux
she couldn't take her eyes off him
elle le dévorait des yeux, elle ne le quittait pas des yeux
to get one's eye in Brit SPORTS
s'habituer aux conditions de jeu
‘my eye inf!’
‘mon œil!’ inf
‘eyes right/left!’ MIL
‘tête à droite/à gauche!’

III.eye [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ] VB trans

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2. eye (ogle at) inf → eye up

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See also eye up

I.eye up VB [Brit ʌɪ -, Am aɪ -] inf (eye [sb] up, eye up [sb])

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bird [Brit bəːd, Am bərd] N

See also feather

I.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] N

II.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] VB trans

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III.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər]

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I.view [Brit vjuː, Am vju] N

1. view:

view (of landscape, scene) lit
vue f
view (of situation) fig
vue f
a sea/mountain view
une vue de la mer/des montagnes
a room with a view (of the sea)
une chambre avec vue (sur la mer)
the trees cut off/break up the view
la vue est cachée/est en partie cachée par les arbres
you're blocking my view!
tu me bouches la vue!
the window gives you a good view of the church
de la fenêtre on a très bonne vue de l'église
we had a good view of the stage from our seats
de nos sièges nous avions une bonne vue de la scène
ten views of Paris (on postcard, painting)
dix vues de Paris
we moved forward to get a better view
nous nous sommes avancés pour mieux voir
all I got was a back view of sb's head
tout ce que je voyais c'était la nuque de quelqu'un devant moi
to have a front/back/side view of sth
voir qc de face/de derrière/de côté
she painted a side view of the building
elle a peint le bâtiment vu de côté
an overall view of the situation
une vue d'ensemble de la situation
an inside view of the situation
une idée or un aperçu de la situation vue de l'intérieur
to take the long(-term)/short(-term) view of sth
avoir une vision à long terme/à court terme de qc
in the long view he could be right
à long terme il a peut-être raison

2. view (field of vision, prospect):

view lit, fig
vue f
there wasn't a single house within view
il n'y avait pas une seule maison en vue
the lake was within view of the house
on pouvait voir le lac de la maison
to do sth in (full) view of sb
faire qc devant qn or sous les yeux de qn
in full view of the neighbours' windows
(en plein) devant les fenêtres des voisins
to be in view lit coast, house:
être en vue
what do you have in view? fig
qu'est-ce que vous pensez faire?
with the future in view
en pensant l'avenir
to keep sth in view lit, fig
ne pas perdre qc de vue
to disappear from or be lost to view lit
disparaître
their original aims were soon lost from view
ils ont vite perdu de vue leurs objectifs d'origine
to hide sth from view
cacher qc, dissimuler qc aux regards
to be on view exhibition:
être présenté
to be on view COMM new range, clothes collection:
être exposé
the house and contents will be on view the day before the sale
la maison et son contenu pourront être vus la veille de la vente

II.in view of PREP (considering)

IV.view [Brit vjuː, Am vju] VB trans

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V.view [Brit vjuː, Am vju] VB intr TV

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bird's-eye view in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bird's-eye view in the English»French Dictionary

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Phrases:

to have an eye for sth
avoir l'œil pour qc
to have an eye for the main chance Aus, Brit inf
ne négliger aucune occasion
to have eyes in the back of one's head inf
avoir des yeux dans le dos
you're a sight for sore eyes
tu fais plaisir à voir
to have eyes too big for one's stomach iron hum
avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre
to be the eye of the storm
être au cœur de la tempête
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth prov
œil pour œil, dent pour dent
not to be able to take one's eyes off sb/sth inf
ne pas lâcher qn/qc du regard
a black eye
un œil au beurre noir
to keep one's eyes open [or skinned Brit inf]
ouvrir l'œil
to do sth with one's eyes open inf
faire qc en connaissance de cause
with one's eyes shut inf
les yeux fermés
(right) before sb's very eyes
juste sous les yeux de qn
as far as the eye can see
à perte de vue
not to believe one's eyes
ne pas en croire ses yeux
to clap eyes on sb/sth inf
voir qn/qc
to keep one's eyes in Brit SPORTS
suivre la balle des yeux
to keep an eye on sb/sth inf
surveiller qn/qc
to keep an eye out for sb/sth inf
essayer de repérer qn/qc
to make eyes at sb inf
faire de l'œil à qn
to see eye to eye on sth
avoir la même opinion sur qc
that's one in the eye for them! Brit inf
c'est bien fait pour eux!
in [or to] sb's eyes
selon qn
to be up to one's eyes in sth inf
en avoir jusqu'au cou

II.eye <-d, -d, -ing [or eying Am]> [aɪ] VB trans

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The game is played from bird's-eye view using an ornate 16-bit-graphic.
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A 360-degree camera projects an overview of the vehicle and its surroundings as a virtual bird's-eye view on the multimedia display.
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A crane was rigged with military-caliber night vision cameras 50 meters above the maze, to give a bird's-eye view.
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Hence, reflecting pools were shown from a bird's-eye view, even if the rest of the image was shown from the side.
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During this experience, passengers get a bird's-eye view of several attractions at the park.
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Made harder as it looks right from a bird's-eye view so the teams have to think a lot.
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A bird's-eye view is useful for quick mapping of large or complex sites.
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Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing), the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view.
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The bird's-eye view of the stockyards, from ca. 1878, shows part of the race track at the left edge.
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In third-person mode, the player is presented with a bird's-eye view of the battlefield, and can command squads of individual units.
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