wings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] N

III.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] VB trans

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IV.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] VB intr (fly)

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downswept wings
surbaissé

wings in the PONS Dictionary

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water wings [ˈwɔ:təwɪŋz, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ-] N pl

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whirr wings
bruire
whirr of wings
bruissement m

wings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to spread one's wings
faire ses premières armes
the left/right wing
parti m de gauche/droite
to play (on the) left/right wing
être ailier gauche/droit
to earn one's wings
devenir pilote m (dans l'armée de l'air)
to take sb under one's wing
prendre qn sous son aile
to flutter its wings
battre des ailes
to flap one's wings
battre des ailes
to clip sb's wings
rogner les ailes à qn
the orthodox wing of the party
les orthodoxes du parti
to take sb under one's wing
prendre qn sous sa tutelle (protéger)
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He was able to successfully employ severely swept wings in his tailless aircraft as a means of creating positive longitudinal static stability.
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It had low-set wings with a rectangular centre section, tapering outboard of the engines.
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It was soon found that the royal family needed a more spacious residence, and the wings facing the garden were extended.
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Photos of the wreckage show no scorching and the wings still attached to the plane.
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The sparkle model has a silver leaf maple body with poplar wings while the mahogany model has a mahogany body.
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Adults are purplish dark brown, with a series of regular sinuous fasciae on both wings.
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Patterns on the edge of its wings resemble the head and body of a snake -- not something most insectivores want to tangle with.
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This fire is used to dry and toughen the young wings, which is necessary for flight.
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The wings' epaulets and basicosta are orange pilose; they are hyaline and bare except brownish and microtrichose on their apical half.
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Many of her features, such as the open bridge with covered bridge wings, could be traced back to the pre-war steam-powered icebreakers.
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