flight control in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flight control in the English»French Dictionary

flight control N

1. flight control (by radio):

flight control

contrôle m de vol

2. flight control (control system):

flight control

commande f de vol

Translations for flight control in the English»French Dictionary

I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)

contrôle m (of de)

control (of investigation, operation, project)

direction f (of de)

control (of others' behaviour)

influence f (over sur)

control (of life, fate)

maîtrise f (of, over de)

control (of disease, pests, social problem)

lutte f (of contre)

to be in control of territory, town

contrôler

to be in control of operation, organization, project

diriger

to be in control of problem

maîtriser

to have control over territory, town

contrôler

to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour

avoir du pouvoir sur

to have control over fate, life

maîtriser

to take control of territory, town

prendre le contrôle de

to take control of operation, organization, project

prendre la direction de

to take control of situation

prendre [qc] en main

to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:

être sous la direction de qn

to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:

être sous le contrôle de qn

to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:

être maîtrisé

is the situation under control?

est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?

everything's under control

tout va bien

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot

maîtriser

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair

discipliner

to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:

être déchaîné

to be out of control fire:

ne plus être maîtrisable

the situation is out of control

la situation est devenue incontrôlable

to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth

perdre le contrôle de qc

to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:

échapper au contrôle de qn

the situation is beyond control

la situation échappe à tout contrôle

due to circumstances beyond our control

pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

2. control U (restraint):

control (of self, appetite, bodily function, emotion, urge)

maîtrise f

to have or exercise control over sth

maîtriser qc

to keep control of oneself, to be in control of oneself

se maîtriser

to lose control (of oneself)

perdre le contrôle (de soi)

3. control U (physical mastery):

control (of vehicle, machine, ball)

contrôle m

control (of body, process, system)

maîtrise f

to be in control of

avoir le contrôle de

to keep/lose control of a car

garder/perdre le contrôle d'une voiture

to take control (of car)

prendre le volant

to take control (of plane)

prendre les commandes

his car went out of control

il a perdu le contrôle de son véhicule

4. control souvent pl:

control (lever, switch etc) (on vehicle, equipment)

commande f

control (on TV)

bouton m de réglage

brightness/volume control TV

bouton m de réglage de luminosité/du son

to be at the controls

être aux commandes

to be at the controls attr button, knob, switch

de commande

5. control (regulation):

control ADMIN, ECON

contrôle m (on de)

cost/immigration control

contrôle m des coûts/de l'immigration

6. control (in experiment):

control

contrôle m

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

1. control (dominate):

control council, government, market, organization, situation

dominer

control territory, town

contrôler

control air traffic, investigation, operation, project

diriger

control road traffic

régler

control mind

s'emparer de

control FIN shareholder: company

être majoritaire dans

2. control (discipline):

control person, animal, crowd, urge, bodily function, temper, voice, pain, inflation, unemployment, riot, fire, pests

maîtriser

control disease, epidemic

endiguer

control emotion, nerves, impulse

dominer

control laughter, tears

retenir

control limbs

commander à

control hair

discipliner

3. control (operate):

control machine, equipment, lever, cursor, movement, process, system

commander

control boat, vehicle

manœuvrer

control plane

piloter

control ball

contrôler

4. control (regulate):

control speed, pressure, intensity, volume, temperature

régler

control trade, import, export

réglementer

control immigration, prices, wages

contrôler

control blood pressure

régulariser

5. control (check):

control quality

contrôler

control accounts

vérifier

6. control (in an experiment):

control experimental material

comparer (against à)

III.to control oneself VB refl

to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

to control oneself

se contrôler

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

flight control in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flight control in the English»French Dictionary

I.control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] N

1. control (power of command):

control

contrôle m

to be in control of sth

contrôler qc

to be under control

être maîtrisé

to go out of control

perdre le contrôle

to lose control over sth

perdre le contrôle de qc

to have control over sb

avoir de l'autorité sur qn

beyond control

incontrôlable

2. control (self-restraint):

control

maîtrise f

3. control ECON, FIN:

control

contrôle m

4. control (place for checking):

to go through customs control

passer à la douane

5. control MED, PHYS:

control person

sujet m témoin

control group

groupe m témoin

6. control ELEC:

control board/panel

tableau m de bord/commande

7. control pl (switches):

control

commandes fpl

II.control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] VB trans <-ll->

1. control (restrain, curb):

control

maîtriser

2. control (run):

control

contrôler

Phrases:

to control the purse strings

tenir les cordons de la bourse

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Republic received an additional contract to continue the experiments by incorporating an automatic flight control system.

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It was also equipped with small wings, which carried control surfaces, rather than using the rotor for flight control.

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The company was created to develop and commercialize flight control technologies.

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Modern airliners that have fly-by-wire technology avoid the critical angle of attack by means of software in the computer systems that govern the flight control surfaces.

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A photograph taken of the incident proved that inadvertent flight control activation had caused the accident.

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Analog computer signals were used to drive four graphite rudders in the rocket exhaust for flight control.

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Cause was possibly accidental engagement of the flight control gust locks.

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His doctoral thesis developed a new approach for robust intelligent flight control of hypersonic vehicles.

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Modern combat aircraft of canard configuration typically have a control-canard driven by a computerized flight control system.

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The design was all metal, except for the flight control surfaces, which were plywood.

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