flight lieutenant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flight lieutenant in the English»French Dictionary

flight lieutenant N MIL

flight lieutenant

capitaine m (de l'armée de l'air)

Translations for flight lieutenant in the French»English Dictionary

capitaine (d'armée de l'air)

≈ flight lieutenant Brit

Translations for flight lieutenant in the English»French Dictionary

lieutenant, Lt [Brit lɛfˈtɛnənt, Am luˈtɛnənt] N

1. lieutenant MIL:

lieutenant (GB army)

lieutenant m

lieutenant (GB, US navy)

lieutenant m de vaisseau

2. lieutenant (US police):

lieutenant

lieutenant m

3. lieutenant (assistant):

lieutenant

lieutenant m

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 lieutenant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flight lieutenant in the French»English Dictionary

capitaine

flight lieutenant Brit

Translations for flight lieutenant in the English»French Dictionary

lieutenant [lefˈtenənt, Am lu:-] N

lieutenant

lieutenant m

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

He seems later to have been promoted flight lieutenant.

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While there, he attained his highest rank, flight lieutenant.

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For example, the current rank of flight lieutenant would have been air lieutenant.

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