proving flight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for proving flight in the English»French Dictionary

I.prove [Brit pruːv, Am pruv] VB trans

1. prove (show):

prove (gen)

prouver (that que)

prove (by argument)

prouver (that que)

prove (by demonstration) theorem, opposite theory

démontrer

it remains to be proved

il reste à prouver

it all goes to prove that …

tout cela prouve que …

to prove beyond doubt

prouver sans le moindre doute

events proved him right/wrong

les événements lui ont donné raison/tort

to prove a point

montrer qu'on a raison

2. prove LAW:

prove will

authentifier

3. prove FOOD:

prove dough

faire lever

II.prove [Brit pruːv, Am pruv] VB intr

1. prove (turn out):

prove

s'avérer

to prove to be difficult/broken

s'avérer être difficile/cassé

it proved otherwise

il en est allé autrement

if I prove to be mistaken

s'il arrive que j'aie tort

2. prove FOOD:

prove dough:

lever

III.prove [Brit pruːv, Am pruv] VB refl

to prove oneself

faire ses preuves

to prove oneself (to be)

se révéler

he proved himself the best/the winner

il s'est révélé le meilleur/le gagnant

flight [Brit flʌɪt, Am flaɪt] N

1. flight (journey):

flight AEROSP, AVIAT, TRANSP

vol m (to vers, from de)

a scheduled/charter flight

un vol régulier/charter

the flight to/from Paris (in airport, announcement)

le vol à destination de/en provenance de Paris

the flight from Dublin to London

le vol Dublin-Londres

the flight over the Alps was superb

le survol des Alpes était magnifique

we hope you enjoyed your flight

nous espérons que vous avez fait un bon voyage

we took the next flight (out) to New York

nous avons pris l'avion suivant pour New York

we took the next flight (out) to New York attr delay, information, schedule, time

de vol

2. flight (course):

flight (of bird, insect)

vol m

flight (of missile, bullet)

trajectoire f

3. flight (power of locomotion):

flight

vol m

to have the power of flight

avoir la capacité de voler

in flight bird, plane

en vol

in full flight lit

en plein vol

in full flight fig

en plein élan

4. flight (group):

a flight of

un vol de

a flight of birds

une volée de

a flight of angels

une troupe de

a flight of arrows

une volée de

a flight of aircraft

une escadrille

5. flight (escape):

flight

fuite f

flight from enemy, poverty, war, starvation

fuite devant

to take flight

prendre la fuite

to put sb to flight

mettre qn en fuite

a flight of capital ECON

une fuite des capitaux

6. flight (set):

a flight of steps or stairs

une volée d'escalier

six flights (of stairs)

six étages

we live four flights up

nous habitons au quatrième

a flight of hurdles SPORTS

une série de haies

a flight of locks

une série d'écluses

a flight of terraces

un étagement de terrasses

7. flight (display) gén pl:

flights of imagination

élans mpl d'imagination

flights of rhetoric

envolées fpl oratoires

a flight of fancy

une invention

to be in the top flight

être parmi les meilleurs

he's in the top flight of goalkeepers

il est parmi les meilleurs gardiens de but

proving flight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for proving flight in the English»French Dictionary

proving flight N

proving flight MIL, AVIAT → test flight

See also test flight

test flight N

test flight

vol m d'essai

Translations for proving flight in the English»French Dictionary

I.prove <proved, proven [or proved]> [pruv] VB trans

prove

prouver

to prove a point

démontrer qu'on a raison

to prove oneself (to be) sth

montrer qu'on est qc

II.prove <proved, proven [or proved]> [pruv] VB intr

prove

s'avérer

to prove (to be) impossible

s'avérer impossible

flight [flaɪt] N

1. flight (act of flying):

flight

vol m

2. flight (escape) a. fig a. ECON:

flight

fuite f

to take flight

prendre la fuite

the flight of time

la fuite du temps

3. flight (series):

flight (of stairs)

escalier m

we climbed six flights of stairs

on a grimpé six étages d'escaliers

Phrases:

a flight of fancy

un rêve fou

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He'll probably take it up for a quick spin just once, a proving flight to put the crown on his accomplishment.

www.seattletimes.com

Both flights were a success and both airlines made a series of subsequent proving flights that same year to test out a variety of different weather conditions.

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