sky in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sky in the English»French Dictionary

I.sky [Brit skʌɪ, Am skaɪ] N

sky

ciel m

clear sky

ciel dégagé

morning sky

ciel du matin

night sky

ciel nocturne

open sky

ciel dégagé

to scud across the sky

filer dans le ciel

in(to) the sky

dans le ciel

the sky over Paris

le ciel de Paris

a patch of blue sky

une trouée de ciel bleu

there are blue skies ahead fig

il y a une éclaircie à l'horizon

to sleep under the open sky

dormir à la belle étoile

II.skies N

skies npl fig, liter:

skies METEO

ciel m

skies METEO

cieux mpl

skies ART

ciels mpl

summer skies

ciel d'été

a day of rain and cloudy skies

un jour pluvieux et couvert

the sunny skies of Italy

les cieux ensoleillés d'Italie

Turner's dramatic skies

les ciels dramatiques de Turner

to take to the skies plane:

décoller

III.sky [Brit skʌɪ, Am skaɪ] VB trans SPORTS

to sky a ball

faire une chandelle

IV.sky [Brit skʌɪ, Am skaɪ]

out of a clear blue sky

de façon tout à fait inattendue

the sky's the limit

tout est possible

reach for the sky inf!

haut les mains!

blue-sky ADJ

blue-sky project:

blue-sky

qui en est encore à ses balbutiements

mackerel sky N

mackerel sky

ciel m moutonné

night sky N

the night sky

le ciel (la nuit)

sky train N

sky train

aérotrain m

sky marshal N Am AVIAT

sky marshal

agent fédéral chargé de prévenir le détournement des vols commerciaux

sky pilot N inf, dated

sky pilot

aumônier m militaire

I.sky-high [Brit skʌɪˈhʌɪ, Am ˈˌskaɪ ˈhaɪ] ADJ

sky-high prices, rates:

sky-high

exorbitant

II.sky-high [Brit skʌɪˈhʌɪ, Am ˈˌskaɪ ˈhaɪ] ADV

to rise sky-high

monter en flèche

to blow sth sky-high

faire voler qc en éclats

sky blue N ADJ

sky blue

bleu m ciel

spy-in-the-sky N inf

spy-in-the-sky

satellite-espion m

sky in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sky in the English»French Dictionary

sky <-ies> [skaɪ] N

1. sky (expanse overhead):

sky

ciel m

2. sky pl (the sky):

sky

les cieux mpl

Phrases:

the sky's the limit

sans limites

to praise sb/sth to the skies

porter qn/qc aux nues

I.sky-high ADV

sky-high

très haut

Phrases:

to go sky-high prices

s'envoler

II.sky-high ADJ (extremely high)

sky-high

très haut(e)

I.sky-blue ADJ

sky-blue

bleu ciel inv

II.sky-blue N no pl

sky-blue

bleu ciel m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

overcast sky

chargé(e)

lowering sky

ciel m menaçant

lighten sky

s'éclaircir

watery sky

menaçant(e)

a leaden sky

un ciel de plomb

Translations for sky in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ciel d'azur

azure sky

voûte étoilée

starry sky

sky Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sky blue

bleu ciel

lowering sky

ciel m menaçant

the sky's the limit

sans limites

to go sky-high prices

s'envoler

pie in the sky inf

des châteaux en Espagne

a leaden sky

un ciel de plomb

a patch of blue sky

un morceau de ciel bleu

to go back and forth across the sky

sillonner le ciel avions, éclairs

to fly off into the sky

s'envoler dans le ciel ballon

there are fleecy clouds in the sky

les nuages moutonnent dans le ciel

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We have counter-evidence that every time there are leaks out of these agencies, the sky doesn't fall down.

www.nzherald.co.nz

To study the starry sky thoroughly it may be necessary to buy a planisphere particularly for the area in question.

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The empty bookcase in the field continues to stand before the rolling hills and bright blue sky.

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On a cloudless blue-sky day you might even think that you were on holiday!

www.derbytelegraph.co.uk

Experts believe this could be representing a sky burial -- a ritual where bodies are left out on the mountainside for scavengers to pick the bones clean.

www.dailymail.co.uk

That way you wouldn't get the hard-to-justify (except to their mates) sky-high remuneration packages, while paying others at or below the minimum wage level.

www.odt.co.nz

Colour first appears once the scene changes to a lone blonde in the blue sky desert.

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Given the remnant's angular size of 70 arcminutes on the sky, at this distance it has a physical diameter of.

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Hello sky-high movie streaming, goodbye moment of blissful disconnect from the everyday world.

www.cnet.com

Residents' shared facilities are located on level 34 -- the first level of the sky bridge that links the east and west towers.

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