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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. voler [vɔle] VB trans

1. voler (dérober):

voler objet, secret, baiser
to steal (à qn from sb)
on lui a volé sa voiture, il s'est fait voler sa voiture
he's had his car stolen
il s'est fait voler la victoire fig
he's been robbed of his victory
tu ne l'as pas volé! fig
it serves you right, you asked for it!

2. voler (léser):

voler
to rob
voler le client
to cheat ou rob the customer
voler le client (plus fort)
to rip the customer off inf
voler l'État
to steal from the State
voler qn sur la quantité/le poids
to cheat sb over the quantity/the weight
500 euros? tu t'es fait voler!
500 euros? you've been ripped off!
on se fait voler dans ce magasin!
you get ripped off in that shop!
on n'a pas été volés! fig
we got our money's worth!

II. voler [vɔle] VB intr

1. voler:

voler insecte, avion, pilote:
to fly
voler fig poussière, plume:
to fly
voler au vent cheveux, jupe:
to blow in the wind

2. voler (être lancé) lit, fig:

voler pierres, insultes:
to fly
voler en éclats vitre:
to shatter
voler en éclats fig certitude:
to be shattered
faire voler la réputation de qn en éclats fig
to shatter sb's reputation

3. voler (se précipiter):

voler au secours de qn
to rush to sb's aid
fig voler de bouche en bouche nouvelle:
to spread like wildfire

III. voler [vɔle]

ça vole bas! (c'est grivois)
that's a bit near the knuckle!
ça vole bas! (c'est idiot)
that's pretty mindless stuff!

mouche [muʃ] N f

1. mouche (insecte):

mouche
fly

2. mouche FASHION:

mouche
patch, beauty spot

3. mouche (de cible):

mouche
bull's eye
faire mouche lit
to hit the bull's eye
faire mouche fig
to be right on target

4. mouche (de fleuret):

mouche
button
mouche artificielle FISH
artificial fly
mouche bleue
bluebottle
mouche domestique, mouche commune
housefly
mouche à merde sl
dung fly
mouche à miel
bee
mouche verte
greenbottle
mouche du vinaigre
fruit fly

Phrases:

il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche
he wouldn't hurt a fly
on entendrait une mouche voler
you could hear a pin drop
quelle mouche les a piqués?
what's got into them? Brit
quelle mouche les a piqués?
what's gotten into them? Am
regarder voler les mouches
to stare into space
prendre la mouche
to fly off the handle
tomber comme des mouches
to drop like flies
English
English
French
French
vole
vole f
Simon Says
pigeon m vole
to play Simon Says
jouer à pigeon vole
thieve
voler
filch
voler (from à)
all the prize money was stolen
on a volé tout le montant des prix
he accused me of stealing his pen
il m'a accusé d'avoir volé son stylo
unflyable
incapable de voler
heist money, goods
voler
shoplift
voler à l'étalage

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
English

voler1 [vɔle] VB intr

1. voler (se mouvoir dans l'air, être projeté):

voler
to fly
voler au vent feuilles
to fly around in the wind
faire voler des feuilles
to blow leaves around

2. voler (courir):

voler
to fly along

I. voler2 [vɔle] VB trans

1. voler (dérober):

voler
to steal

2. voler (tromper):

voler qn sur la quantité
to cheat sb on the quantity

Phrases:

il ne l'a pas volé inf
he was asking for that

II. voler2 [vɔle] VB intr

voler
to steal
voler en [ou faire du] rase-mottes
to hedgehop
faire voler un cerf-volant
to fly a kite
English
English
French
French
stolen
volé(e)
pilfer
voler
to pilfer from sb
voler à qn
liberate
voler
flying glass, object
qui vole
light-fingered
enclin à voler
rustle
voler
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

voler1 [vɔle] VB intr

1. voler (se mouvoir dans l'air, être projeté):

voler
to fly
voler au vent feuilles
to fly around in the wind
faire voler des feuilles
to blow leaves around

2. voler (courir):

voler
to fly along

I. voler2 [vɔle] VB trans

1. voler (dérober):

voler
to steal

2. voler (tromper):

voler qn sur la quantité
to cheat sb on the quantity

Phrases:

il ne l'a pas volé inf
he was asking for that

II. voler2 [vɔle] VB intr

voler
to steal
English
English
French
French
stolen
volé(e)
pilfer
voler
to pilfer from sb
voler à qn
liberate
voler
flying glass, object
qui vole
light-fingered
enclin(e) à voler
rustle cattle
voler
to fly a kite
faire voler un cerf-volant
to kick up dust
faire voler la poussière
Présent
jevole
tuvoles
il/elle/onvole
nousvolons
vousvolez
ils/ellesvolent
Imparfait
jevolais
tuvolais
il/elle/onvolait
nousvolions
vousvoliez
ils/ellesvolaient
Passé simple
jevolai
tuvolas
il/elle/onvola
nousvolâmes
vousvolâtes
ils/ellesvolèrent
Futur simple
jevolerai
tuvoleras
il/elle/onvolera
nousvolerons
vousvolerez
ils/ellesvoleront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

il a été repiqué à voler
he was caught stealing again
aller [ou courir]/voler au secours de qn/qc
to fly to sb's/sth's aid
voler à basse/haute altitude
to fly at low/high altitude
il s'est fait voler son permis
he had his licence stolen
voler de ses propres ailes
to stand on one's own two feet
voler dans les plumes à [ou de] qn inf
to go for sb
il ne l'a pas volé inf
he was asking for that
to pick sb's pocket
voler qc dans la poche de qn
old enough to break away fig
assez grand pour voler de ses propres ailes
to let fly at sb
voler dans les plumes de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Il brutalise et vole régulièrement les deux héros, mais bizarrement, ces deux derniers l'adulent et le trouvent « cool ».
fr.wikipedia.org
L'hippogriffe a parfois des réactions imprévisibles mais il vole d'un pays à l'autre, portant ses différents cavaliers.
fr.wikipedia.org
L'imago émerge en août, vole jusqu'en octobre, hiverne et se réveille au printemps en avril ou même plus tôt en cas de journées ensoleillées.
fr.wikipedia.org
Un avion qui vole à "altitude constante" vole en fait à "pression atmosphérique constante" (il suit une isobare) et non une parallèle au sol.
fr.wikipedia.org
Pester est aussi l'ennemi du joueur, et rentre parfois dans le jardin pour briser les piñatas les plus précieuses et en vole les bonbons.
fr.wikipedia.org

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