flight
[flaɪt]noun
| 1. | [flying]
vol m
capable of flight capable de voler to be in flight être en vol |
| 2. | [journey - of bird, spacecraft, plane, missile]
vol m
manned flight [of spacecraft] vol habité |
| 3. | aeronautics
[journey in plane - by passenger]
voyage m
[ - by pilot] vol m [plane itself] vol m how was your flight? as-tu fait bon voyage? flight BA 314 to Paris le vol BA 314 à destination de Paris when is the next flight to Newcastle? à quelle heure part le prochain vol pour or à destination de Newcastle? all flights out of Gatwick tous les vols en provenance de Gatwick |
| 4. | [group of birds]
vol m,
volée f
[group of aircraft] flotte f aérienne |
| 5. | [fleeing]
fuite f
to take flight prendre la fuite to put somebody/the enemy to flight mettre quelqu'un/l'ennemi en fuite
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| 6. | [of stairs]
flight (of) stairs or steps escalier m it's another three flights up c'est trois étages plus haut a short flight of steps quelques marches |
| 7. | (figurative)
a flight of the imagination une envolée de l'imagination it was just a flight of fancy ce n'était qu'une idée folle |
| 8. | [on arrow, dart] penne f, empennage m |
| 9. | (phrase)
to be in the first or top flight faire partie de l'élite |
