orbit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for orbit in the English»French Dictionary

I.orbit [Brit ˈɔːbɪt, Am ˈɔrbət] N

orbit AEROSP, ANAT, ASTRON

orbite f also fig

to be in orbit round sth

être en orbite autour de qc

to go into orbit

se mettre en orbite

to put sth into orbit

mettre qc sur orbite

to make an orbit

décrire une orbite

II.orbit [Brit ˈɔːbɪt, Am ˈɔrbət] VB trans

orbit

décrire une orbite autour de

III.orbit [Brit ˈɔːbɪt, Am ˈɔrbət] VB intr

orbit moon, planet:

graviter en orbite

orbit spacecraft:

orbiter

synchronous orbit N

synchronous orbit

orbite f synchrone

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lunar rock, sea, crater, orbit

lunaire

Translations for orbit in the French»English Dictionary

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orbiter

to orbit

orbite

orbit

en orbite

in orbit

mettre sur orbite satellite

to put [sth] into orbit

la mise en ou sur orbite

launching into orbit

orbite

eye-socket, orbit spec

orbite

orbit

orbite de transfert géostationnaire

geostationary transfer orbit

graviter ASTRON, PHYS astre:

to orbit (autour de around)

satelliser engin

to put [sth] into orbit

se satelliser engin:

to go into orbit

satellisation engin

putting [sth] into orbit

orbit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for orbit in the English»French Dictionary

I.orbit [ˈɔ:bɪt, Am ˈɔ:r-] N

1. orbit (planet course):

orbit

orbite f

to be in orbit around sth

être en orbite autour de qc

2. orbit (sphere of activity, interest):

orbit

domaine m

3. orbit (very high place):

orbit

haute sphère f

taxes go into orbit

les impôts atteignent des sommes exorbitantes

4. orbit ANAT:

orbit

orbite f

Phrases:

to go into orbit

sortir de ses gonds

II.orbit [ˈɔ:bɪt, Am ˈɔ:r-] VB intr

orbit

être en orbite

III.orbit [ˈɔ:bɪt, Am ˈɔ:r-] VB trans

1. orbit (encircle, travel in circular path):

orbit

décrire une orbite autour de

2. orbit (put into orbit):

orbit

placer en orbite

Translations for orbit in the French»English Dictionary

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trajectoire d'une planète

orbit

orbite

orbit

orbit Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in orbit around sth

être en orbite autour de qc

taxes go into orbit

les impôts atteignent des sommes exorbitantes

to go into orbit

sortir de ses gonds

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The blast destroys the space shuttle orbiting the earth.

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It orbits the sun once every 3.63 years.

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When he learns of his brother's idea of sending bodies into orbit, he recognizes it as a solution to his own problem.

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It also incorporated restart capabilities, allowing a multiple-burn trajectory to be flown, further increasing payload, or allowing the rocket to reach different orbits.

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The orbits (eye-sockets) are somewhat triangular rather than oval-shaped.

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The orbit is inclined by 18 to the ecliptic, with much of it lying south of the ecliptic.

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This means the track of the satellite, as seen from the central body, will repeat exactly after a fixed number of orbits.

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He and the articles explained that sunlight pressure would cause the dipoles to only remain in orbit for a short period of approximately three years.

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The system will consist of six spacecraft in geostationary orbits, of which three have been launched.

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If a symmetry group applies for a pattern, then within each orbit the color is the same.

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