flight

flight
flight [flaɪt]
1. noun
   a. [of bird, plane] vol m ; [of ball, bullet] trajectoire f
• in flight en plein vol
   b. ( = plane trip) vol m
• flight number 776 from/to Madrid le vol numéro 776 en provenance/à destination de Madrid
• did you have a good flight? vous avez fait bon voyage ?
   c. flight of stairs escalier m
• we had to climb three flights to get to his room nous avons dû monter trois étages pour arriver à sa chambre
• he lives three flights up il habite au troisième
   d. a flight of fancy ( = harebrained idea) une idée folle ; ( = figment of imagination) une pure invention
   e. ( = act of fleeing) fuite f
2. compounds
► flight attendant noun steward m/hôtesse f de l'air
► flight deck noun [of plane] cabine f de pilotage ; [of aircraft carrier] pont m d'envol
► flight engineer noun mécanicien m de bord
► flight recorder noun enregistreur m de vol
► flight socks plural noun chaussettes fpl de contention
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[flaɪt] 1.
noun
1) Aerospace, Aviation (journey) vol m (to vers; from de)

a scheduled flight — un vol régulier

the flight from Dublin to London — le vol Dublin-Londres

we hope you enjoyed your flight — nous espérons que vous avez fait un bon voyage

we took the next flight (out) — nous avons pris l'avion suivant

2) (course) (of bird, insect) vol m; (of missile, bullet) trajectoire f
3) (locomotion) vol m

in full flight — lit en plein vol; fig en plein élan

4) (group)

a flight of — un vol de, une volée de [birds]; une troupe de [angels]; une volée de [arrows]

5) (escape) fuite f (from devant)

to take flight — prendre la fuite

6) (set)

a flight of steps — une volée de marches

six flights (of stairs) — six étages

four flights up — au quatrième

a flight of — une série de [hurdles]; une série de [locks]; un étagement de [terraces]

7) (display)

flights of imagination — élans mpl d'imagination

flights of rhetoric — envolées fpl oratoires

a flight of fancy — une invention

2.
noun modifier [simulator, plan, recorder] de vol
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to be in the top flight — être parmi les meilleurs


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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