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sky [skaɪ]ciel m• the crisis sent prices sky-high la crise a fait monter les prix en flèche ► sky marshal noun agent de police ou de sécurité embarqué sur un vol* * *[skaɪ] 1.noun ciel m2.there are blue skies ahead — fig il y a une éclaircie à l'horizon
skies plural noun Meteorology ciel m; fig, littér cieux mpl; Art ciels mplto take to the skies — [plane] décoller
••reach for the sky! — (colloq) haut les mains!
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A n ciel m ; clear sky ciel dégagé ; morning sky ciel du matin ; night sky ciel nocturne ; open sky ciel dégagé ; to scud across the sky filer dans le ciel ; in(to) the sky dans le ciel ; the sky over Paris le ciel de Paris ; a patch of blue sky une trouée de ciel bleu ; there are blue skies ahead fig il y a une éclaircie à l'horizon ; to sleep under the open sky dormir à la belle étoile.B skies npl Meteorol ciel m ; fig, littér cieux mpl ; Art ciels mpl ; summer skies ciel d'été ; a day of rain and cloudy skies un jour pluvieux et couvert ; the sunny skies of Italy les cieux ensoleillés d'Italie ; Turner's dramatic skies les ciels dramatiques de Turner ; to take to the skies [plane] décoller.out of a clear blue sky de façon tout à fait inattendue ; the sky's the limit tout est possible ; reach for the sky ○ ! haut les mains! -
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1 noun(gen) ciel m;∎ the sky went dark le ciel s'est assombri;∎ smoke rose into the sky de la fumée s'élevait dans le ciel;∎ the sky at night le ciel nocturne;∎ familiar the sky's the limit tout est possible□∎ to sky the oars lever les avirons trop haut(climate) cieux mpl; (descriptive) ciels mpl;∎ we spend the winter under sunnier skies nous passons l'hiver sous des cieux plus cléments;∎ Turner is famous for his skies Turner est renommé pour ses ciels►► sky blue bleu ciel m;Television sky cloth rideau m de fond;old-fashioned military slang sky pilot aumônier□ m (dans l'armée) -
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(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) ciel- sky-blue- sky-diving - sky-diver - sky-high - skyjack - skyjacker - skylight - skyline - the sky's the limit -
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très haut dans le ciel; figurative (prices) inabordable, exorbitant2 adverb(a) (high into the air) très haut dans le ciel∎ prices soared or went sky-high les prix ont grimpé en flèche;∎ the explosion blew the building sky-high l'explosion a complètement soufflé le bâtiment;∎ our plans were blown sky-high nos projets sont complètement tombés à l'eau -
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[ˌskaɪ'haɪ] 1.adjective [prices, rates] exorbitant2. -
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adjective, noun ((of) the light blue colour of cloudless sky: She wore a sky-blue dress.) bleu ciel -
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adverb, adjective (very high: The car was blown sky-high by the explosion; sky-high prices.) très haut -
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > sky component
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > sky factor
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