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the plane

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

avion [avjɔ̃] N m

1. avion (appareil):

avion
(aero)plane Brit
avion
airplane Am
avion
aircraft inv
dans l'avion
on the plane
constructeur d'avions
aircraft manufacturer
aller à Rome en avion
to go to Rome by air, to fly to Rome
faire 100 000 kilomètres par an en avion
to fly 100, 000 kilometres a year
faire les lacs en avion
to do an aerial tour of the lakes
envoyer qc par avion
to send sth air mail
‘par avion’
‘by air mail’

2. avion (vol):

avion
flight
ton avion est à quelle heure?
what time is your flight?

3. avion (activité):

l'avion
flying
je déteste (prendre) l'avion
I hate flying
il n'a jamais pris l'avion
he's never been on a plane, he's never flown

Phrases:

avion bombardier d'eau
fire-fighting plane
avion de chasse
fighter (plane)
avion de combat
combat aircraft
avion à flèche variable
variable-geometry aircraft
avion de fret
cargo plane
avion furtif
stealth bomber
avion de ligne
civil aircraft, liner
avion en papier
paper aeroplane Brit
avion en papier
paper airplane Am
avion pompier
fire-fighting plane
avion postal
mail plane
avion à réaction
jet (plane)
avion de reconnaissance
reconnaissance plane
avion sanitaire
air ambulance
avion spatial
spacecraft
avion de tourisme
light passenger aircraft
avion de transport
transport ou freight plane

avion-suicide <pl avions-suicide> [avjɔ̃sɥisid] N m

avion-suicide
kamikaze plane

avion-cible <pl avions-cibles> [avjɔ̃sibl] N m

avion-cible
target aircraft inv

avion-cargo <pl avions-cargos> [avjɔ̃kaʀɡo] N m

avion-cargo
cargo plane

avion-citerne <pl avions-citernes> [avjɔ̃sitɛʀn] N m

avion-citerne
tanker aircraft inv

avion-taxi <pl avions-taxis> [avjɔ̃taksi] N m

avion-taxi
air taxi

avion-fusée <pl avions-fusées> [avjɔ̃fyze] N m

avion-fusée
rocket powered aircraft inv

avion-espion <pl avions-espions> [avjɔ̃ɛspjɔ̃] N m

avion-espion
spy plane

avion-école <pl avions-école> [avjɔ̃ekɔl] N m

avion-école
training aircraft inv

porte-avions, porte-avion <pl porte-avions> [pɔʀtavjɔ̃] N m

porte-avions
aircraft carrier

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
English

avion [avjɔ̃] N m

avion
plane
avion
aeroplane Brit
avion
airplane Am
avion commercial/militaire
commercial/military plane
avion sanitaire/supersonique
ambulance/supersonic plane
avion à hélice/à réaction
propeller/jet plane
avion de chasse
fighter plane
avion de combat/de tourisme
fighter/tourist plane
avion de ligne
airliner
avion de transport
transport aircraft
aller/voyager en avion
to go/travel by plane
il est malade en avion
he gets air-sick
par avion (sur les lettres)
airmail

avion-cargo <avions-cargos> [avjɔ̃kaʀgo] N m

avion-cargo
cargo plane
English
English
French
French
cargo aircraft
avion-cargo m
aeroplane
avion m
airplane
avion m
aircraft
avion m
plane
avion m
to board the plane
monter dans l'avion
freighter
avion-cargo m
skyjacking
détournement m d'avion
short-haul jet
avion m court-courrier
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

avion [avjo͂] N m

avion
plane
avion
airplane
avion commercial/militaire
commercial/military plane
avion à hélice/à réaction
propeller/jet plane
avion de chasse
fighter plane
avion de combat/de tourisme
fighter/tourist plane
avion de ligne
airliner
aller/voyager en avion
to go/travel by plane
il est malade en avion
he gets airsick
par avion (sur les lettres)
airmail

avion-cargo <avions-cargos> [avjo͂kaʀgo] N m

avion-cargo
cargo plane
avion éclaireur
reconnaissance plane
English
English
French
French
aircraft
avion m
cargo aircraft
avion-cargo m
airplane
avion m
plane
avion m
to board the plane
monter dans l'avion
short-haul jet
avion m court-courrier
freighter
avion-cargo m
skyjacking
détournement m d'avion

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

à la descente d'avion/de bateau
as the passengers disembarked
se diriger vers Marseille avion, bateau
to head towards Marseille
prendre plutôt l'avion que le bateau
to take the plane rather than the boat
car/avion au départ de Paris
coach/plane leaving from Paris
se poser dans/sur qc insecte, oiseau, avion
to land in/on sth
tableau de bord d'un bateau, avion
instrument panel
revenir en avion/en voiture/à pied
to fly/drive/walk back
to come [or go] aboard a boat/airplane
embarquer [ou monter] sur un bateau/dans un avion
to fly into/out of Dublin
aller à/partir de Dublin par avion
I managed to miss the plane
je me suis débrouillé pour rater l'avion

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Cet engin devait être déployé par les avions embarqué sur les porte-avions.
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Ce concept repose ainsi avant tout sur des navires capitaux tels que des porte-avions et anciennement des cuirassés.
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Le capitaine envoie son rapport de torpillage, bien que le porte-avions n'ait pas encore coulé.
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Tanabe envoie son rapport de torpillage, bien que le porte-avions n'ait pas encore coulé.
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Durant cette période, ce modèle vola à partir de tous les porte-avions britanniques de la période.
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