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A n1 Aerosp, Aviat, Transp ( journey) 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 ;3 ( power of locomotion) 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 ; fig en plein élan ;4 ( group) a flight of un vol de, une volée de [birds] ; une troupe de [angels] ; une volée de [arrows] ; a flight of aircraft une escadrille ;5 ( escape) fuite f ; flight from fuite devant [enemy, poverty, war, starvation] ; 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 ( set) a flight of steps ou stairs une volée d'escalier ; six flights (of stairs) six étages ; we live four flights up nous habitons au quatrième ; a flight of hurdles Sport une série de haies ; a flight of locks une série d'écluses ; a flight of terraces un étagement de terrasses ;7 ( 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. -
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flight [flaɪt]1. nounb. ( = 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 chambred. a flight of fancy ( = harebrained idea) une idée folle ; ( = figment of imagination) une pure inventione. ( = act of fleeing) fuite f2. compounds* * *[flaɪt] 1.2) ( course) (of bird, insect) vol m; (of missile, bullet) trajectoire f3) ( locomotion) vol min 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]
6) ( set)a flight of — une série de [hurdles]; une série de [locks]; un étagement de [terraces]
7) ( display)flights of imagination — élans mpl d'imagination
2.flights of rhetoric — envolées fpl oratoires
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