flaps in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flaps in the English»French Dictionary

I.flap [Brit flap, Am flæp] N

1. flap (on pocket, envelope, hat, tent):

flap

rabat m

2. flap (made of wood):

flap (on table, bar)

abattant m

flap (of trapdoor)

trappe f

flap (for cat)

chatière f

3. flap (movement):

flap (of wings)

battement m (of de)

flap (of sail)

claquement m (of de)

4. flap AVIAT:

flap

volet m

5. flap (panic) inf:

to be in a flap

être affolé

to get into a flap

s'affoler

6. flap LING:

flap

battement m

II.flap <pres part flapping; pret, pp flapped> [Brit flap, Am flæp] VB trans

flap wind: sail, cloth

claquer

flap paper, clothes

faire voleter

flap person: sheet, cloth etc

secouer

flap paper, letter

agiter

to flap sth at sb/sth

agiter qc en direction de qn/qc

the bird was flapping its wings

l'oiseau battait des ailes

he flapped his arms around

il battait l'air de ses bras

III.flap <pres part flapping; pret, pp flapped> [Brit flap, Am flæp] VB intr

1. flap (move):

flap wing:

battre

flap sail, flag, material, door:

claquer

flap paper, clothes:

voleter

the birds flapped away

les oiseaux se sont éloignés en battant des ailes

2. flap inf (panic):

flap

s'affoler

stop flapping!

calme-toi!

cat flap N

cat flap

chattière f

ear flap N (on hat)

ear flap

oreillette f

wing flap N

wing flap

aileron m

Translations for flaps in the French»English Dictionary

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volet

flap

sortir les volets

to raise the flaps

volet de courbure AVIAT

plain ou simple flap

volet de courbure à fente AVIAT

slotted flap

chattière

cat flap

bavolet

storm flap

pare-boue

mud flap

rabat

flap

abattant (de bureau, secrétaire)

(drop) leaf, flap

flaps in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flaps in the English»French Dictionary

I.flap <-pp-> [flæp] VB trans

to flap sth

agiter qc

to flap one's wings

battre des ailes

II.flap <-pp-> [flæp] VB intr

1. flap (fly by waving wings):

flap

battre des ailes

2. flap (vibrate, flutter):

flap

battre

3. flap inf (become excited):

flap

s'affoler

III.flap [flæp] N

1. flap (flutter):

flap

battement m

2. flap (fold):

flap

rabat m

3. flap (hinged part):

flap

rabat m

flap on wing

volet m de freinage

a cat flap

une chatière

4. flap inf (fluster, panic):

flap

affolement m

to be in a flap

s'affoler

Translations for flaps in the French»English Dictionary

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chatière f

cat flap

sa jupe flotte autour d'elle

her skirt flaps around her

strapontin

flap seat

rabat d'une poche, enveloppe

flap

volet

flap

claquer drapeau

to flap

battre des ailes

to flap one's wings

flaps Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to flap sth

agiter qc

to flap one's wings

battre des ailes

a cat flap

une chatière

to be in a flap

s'affoler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The aircraft had flaps that were mounted external to the wing and airfoil-shaped.

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Wrap the thread around the cotton ball, making sure any loose flaps are tied down.

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Players who were grandfathered in could choose to wear a helmet without ear flaps.

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There were a number of factors that the inquiry could not rule out including instrumentation failure, improper operation of the flaps, electrical failure, or an unforeseen incident in the cockpit.

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The oesophagus is kept inflated by means of flaps aside the tongue.

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Don't install cat flaps within arm's reach of a door handle.

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This muffles the noise the bird makes when it flaps its wings, enabling it to sneak up on prey quietly.

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With flaps 25 and gear down, it was not possible to maintain level flight.

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Its 27.3ftm 1 span wing has an area of 138sqft m2 and optionally can mount flaps.

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Adult chickens have a fleshy crest on their heads called a comb, or cockscomb, and hanging flaps of skin either side under their beaks called wattles.

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