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2 Voisin, Gabriel
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 5 February 1880 Belleville-sur-Saône, Franced. 25 December 1973 Ozenay, France[br]French manufacturer of aeroplanes in the early years of aviation.[br]Gabriel Voisin was one of a group of aviation pioneers working in France c. 1905. One of the leaders of this group was a rich lawyer-sportsman, Ernest Archdeacon. For a number of years they had been building gliders based on those of the Wright brothers. Archdeacon's glider of 1904 was flown by Voisin, who went on to assist in the design and manufacture of gliders for Archdeacon and Louis Blériot, including successful float-gliders. Gabriel Voisin was joined by his brother Charles in 1905 and they set up the first commercial aircraft factory. As the Voisins had limited funds, they had to seek customers who could afford to indulge in the fashionable hobby of flying. One was Santos- Dumont, who commissioned Voisin to build his "14 bis" aeroplane in 1906.Early in 1907 the Voisins built their first powered aeroplane, but it was not a success.Later that year they completed a biplane for a Paris sculptor, Léon Delagrange, and another for Henri Farman. The basic Voisin was a biplane with the engine behind the pilot and a "pusher" propeller. Pitching was controlled by biplane elevators forward of the pilot and rudders were fitted to the box kite tail, but there was no control of roll.Improvements were gradually introduced by the Voisins and their customers, such as Farman. Incidentally, to flatter their clients the Voisins often named the aircraft after them, thus causing some confusion to historians. Many Voisins were built up until 1910, when the company's fortunes sank. Competition was growing, the factory was flooded, and Charles left. Gabriel started again, building robust biplanes of steel construction. Voisin bombers were widely used during the First World War, and a subsidiary factory was built in Russia.In August 1917, Voisin sold his business when the French Air Ministry decided that Voisin aeroplanes were obsolete and that the factory should be turned over to the building of engines. After the war he started another business making prefabricated houses, and then turned to manufacturing motor cars. From 1919 to 1939 his company produced various models, mainly for the luxury end of the market but also including a few sports and racing cars. In the early 1950s he designed a small two-seater, which was built by the Biscuter company in Spain. The Voisin company finally closed in 1958.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsChevalier de la Légion d'honneur 1909. Académie des Sciences Gold Medal 1909.Bibliography1961, Mes dix milles cerfs-volants, France; repub. 1963 as Men, Women and 10,000 Kites, London (autobiography; an eminent reviewer said, "it contains so many demonstrable absurdities, untruths and misleading statements, that one does not know how much of the rest one can believe").1962, Mes Mille et un voitures, France (covers his cars).Further ReadingC.H.Gibbs-Smith, 1965, The Invention of the Aeroplane 1799–1909, London (includes an account of Voisin's contribution to aviation and a list of his early aircraft).Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I, London; reprinted 1990 (provides details of Voisin's 1914–18 aircraft).E.Chadeau, 1987, L'Industrie aéronautique en France 1900–1950, de Blériot à Dassault, Paris.G.N.Georgano, 1968, Encyclopedia of Motor Cars 1885 to the Present, New York (includes brief descriptions of Voisin's cars).JDS -
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neighbour, neighbor USA n1 (person, country, object) voisin/-e m/f ; next-door-neighbour voisin/-e m/f d'à côté ; upstairs/downstairs neighbour voisin/-e m/f de dessus/de dessous ; she's our next-door neighbour elle habite à côté de chez nous ; England's nearest neighbour is France le pays le plus proche de l'Angleterre est la France ; to be a good neighbour être un bon voisin ; -
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1. noun3. compounds* * *1.neighbor US ['neɪbə(r)] noun1) voisin/-e m/fnext-door-neighbour — voisin/-e m/f d'à côté
2) Religion, littér prochain m2.to neighbour on something — [building] avoisiner quelque chose; [country] border quelque chose
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SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 26 May 1874 Paris, Franced. 17 July 1958 Paris, France[br]French aeroplane designer who modified Voisin biplanes and later, with his brother Maurice (b. 21 March 1877 Paris, France; d. 26 February 1964 Paris, France), created a major aircraft-manufacturing company.[br]The parents of Henri and Maurice Farman were British subjects living in Paris, but their sons lived all their lives in France and became French citizens. As young men, both became involved in cycle and automobile racing. Henri (or Henry—he used both versions) turned his attention to aviation in 1907 when he bought a biplane from Gabriel Voisin. Within a short time he had established himself as one of the leading pilots in Europe, with many record-breaking flights to his credit. Farman modified the Voisin with his own improvements, including ailerons, and then in 1909 he designed the first Farman biplane. This became the most popular biplane in Europe from the autumn of 1909 until well into 1911 and is one of the classic aeroplanes of history. Meanwhile, Maurice Farman had also begun to design and build biplanes; his first design of 1909 was not a great success but from it evolved two robust biplanes nicknamed the "Longhorn" and the "Shorthorn", so called because of their undercarriage skids. In 1912 the brothers joined forces and set up a very large factory at Billancourt. The "Longhorn" and "Shorthorn" became the standard training aircraft in France and Britain during the early years of the First World War. The Farman brothers went on to produce a number of other wartime designs, including a large bomber. After the war the Farmans produced a series of large airliners which played a key role in establishing France as a major airline operator. Most famous of these was the Goliath, a twin-engined biplane capable of carrying up to twelve passengers. This was produced from 1918 to 1929 and was used by many airlines, including the Farman Line. The brothers retired when their company was nationalized in 1937.[br]Bibliography1910, The Aviator's Companion, London (with his brother Dick Farman).Further ReadingM.Farman, 1901, 3,000 kilomètres en ballon, Paris (an account of several balloon flights from 1894 to 1900).J.Liron, 1984, Les Avions Farman, Paris (provides comprehensive descriptions of all Farman aircraft).Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I, 1990, London (reprint) (gives details of all early Farman aircraft).J.Stroud, 1966, European Aircraft since 1910, London (provides details about Farman air-liners).JDS -
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* * *GB, neighboring US ['neɪbərɪŋ] adjective voisin -
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* * *GB, neighborly US ['neɪbəlɪ] adjective [person, act] gentil/-ille; [relations] de bon voisinage -
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next [nekst]1. adjective• come back next week/month revenez la semaine prochaine/le mois prochain• during the next five days he did not go out il n'est pas sorti pendant les cinq jours qui ont suivib. (in series, list) ( = following) [page, case] suivant ; ( = which is to come) prochain• who's next? à qui le tour ?• next please! au suivant !• the next thing to do is... la première chose à faire maintenant est de...• he saw that the next thing to do was... il a vu que ce qu'il devait faire ensuite (c')était...• the next thing I knew, he had gone (inf) et tout d'un coup, il avait disparu• the next size up/down la taille au-dessus/au-dessousc. ( = immediately adjacent) [house, street, room] d'à côté2. adverba. ensuite• what shall we do next? qu'allons-nous faire maintenant ?• a new dress! whatever next? une nouvelle robe ! et puis quoi encore ?b. (with superlative) the next best thing would be to speak to his brother à défaut le mieux serait de parler à son frère3. noun4. compounds• "next of kin" (on forms) « nom et prénom de votre plus proche parent »• who is your next of kin? qui est votre plus proche parent ?* * *Note: When next is used as an adjective it is generally translated by prochain when referring to something which is still to come or happen and by suivant when referring to something which has passed or happened: I'll be 40 next year = j'aurai 40 ans l'année prochaine; the next year, he went to Spain = l'année suivante il est allé en Espagne[nekst] 1.he's happy one minute, sad the next — il passe facilement du rire aux larmes
the next to speak was Emily — ensuite, c'est Emily qui a parlé
2.the week/month after next — dans deux semaines/mois
1) (in list, order or series) ( following) suivant; ( still to come) prochain‘next!’ — ‘au suivant!’
‘who's next?’ — ‘c'est à qui le tour?’
‘you're next’ — ‘c'est à vous’
next to last — avant-dernier/-ière
2) ( in expressions of time) ( in the future) prochain; ( in the past) suivantnext Thursday —
(the) next thing I knew, the police were at the door — la police était à la porte avant que j'aie eu le temps de comprendre ce qui se passait
3) ( adjacent) [room, street] voisin; [building, house] voisin, d'à côté3.1) ( afterwards) ensuite, après2) ( now)next, I'd like to say... — je voudrais dire maintenant...
3) ( on a future occasion)4) ( nearest in order)after 65, 50 is the next best score — c'est 65 le meilleur score, ensuite c'est 50
4.the next best thing would be to... — à défaut, le mieux serait de...
next to adverbial phrase presque5.next to prepositional phrase à côté denext to Picasso, my favourite painter is Chagall — après Picasso c'est Chagall mon peintre préféré
••he's as honest as the next man ou person — il est aussi honnête que n'importe qui
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❢ When next is used as an adjective it is generally translated by prochain when referring to something which is still to come or happen and by suivant when referring to something which has passed or happened: I'll be 40 next year = j'aurai 40 ans l'année prochaine ; the next year, he went to Spain = l'année suivante il est allé en Espagne.For examples and further usages see the entry below.See also the usage note on time units ⇒ Time units.A pron after this train the next is at noon le train suivant est à midi ; he's happy one minute, sad the next il passe facilement du rire aux larmes ; I hope my next will be a boy j'espère que mon prochain enfant sera un garçon ; from one minute to the next d'un instant à l'autre ; take the next left prends la prochaine rue à gauche ; to go from one pub to the next aller d'un pub à l'autre ; to survive from one day to the next survivre au jour le jour ; the next to speak was Emily ensuite, c'est Emily qui a parlé ; the week/month after next dans deux semaines/mois.B adj1 (in list, order or series) ( following) suivant ; ( still to come) prochain ; the next page la page suivante ; get the next train prenez le prochain train ; he got on the next train il a pris le train suivant ; the next person to talk will be punished la prochaine personne qui parle sera punie ; she's next in the queue GB elle sera la prochaine à être servie ; you're next on the list tu es le prochain sur la liste ; what's next on the list? qu'est-ce qu'on doit faire maintenant? ; the next thing to do is ce qu'il faut faire maintenant c'est ; the next thing to do was ce qu'il fallait faire ensuite c'était ; ‘next! ’ ‘au suivant!’ ; ‘who's next?’ ‘c'est à qui le tour?’ ; ‘you're next’ ‘c'est à vous’ ; you're next in line la prochaine fois c'est ton tour ; you're next but one plus qu'une personne et c'est à toi ; next to last avant-dernier/-ière ; the next size (up) la taille au-dessus ; the next size down la taille en-dessous ; I don't know where my next meal is coming from je vis au jour le jour ; I asked the next person I saw j'ai demandé à la première personne que j'ai croisée ;2 ( in expressions of time) ( in the future) prochain ; ( in the past) suivant ; next Thursday, Thursday next jeudi prochain ; next year l'année prochaine ; next month's forecasts les prévisions pour le mois prochain ; when is the next meeting? quand aura lieu la prochaine réunion? ; next time you see her la prochaine fois que tu la vois ; the next few hours are critical les prochaines heures or les heures à venir seront décisives ; I'll phone in the next few days je téléphonerai d'ici quelques jours ; he's due to arrive in the next 10 minutes il est censé arriver d'ici 10 minutes ; this time next week d'ici une semaine ; I'll do it in the next two days je le ferai d'ici 2 jours ; the next week she was late la semaine suivante elle était en retard ; the next day le lendemain ; the next day but one le surlendemain ; the next morning le lendemain matin ; during the next few hours he rested pendant les quelques heures qui ont suivi, il s'est reposé ; the next moment l'instant d'après ; (the) next thing I knew, he'd stolen my wallet il m'a volé mon portefeuille sans que je m'en rende compte ; next thing you know he'll be writing you love poems! si ça continue comme ça, il va bientôt t'envoyer des poèmes! ; (the) next thing I knew, the police were at the door la police était à la porte avant que j'aie eu le temps de comprendre ce qui se passait ; we offer a next-day service nous proposons un service en 24 heures ;C adv1 ( afterwards) ensuite, après ; what happened next? que s'est-il passé ensuite? ; what word comes next? quel mot vient après or y a-t-il après? ; whatever next! et quoi encore! ;2 ( now) next, I'd like to say… je voudrais maintenant dire… ; what shall we do next? qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant? ;3 ( on a future occasion) when I next go there la prochaine fois que j'irai ; when she next comes to visit la prochaine fois qu'elle viendra nous voir ; when you phone her next la prochaine fois que tu lui téléphoneras ; they next met in 1981 ils se sont ensuite revus en 1981 ;4 ( nearest in order) the next tallest is Patrick ensuite c'est Patrick qui est le plus grand ; she's the next oldest after Brigitte c'est elle la plus âgée après Brigitte ; after 65, 50 is the next best score c'est 65 le meilleur score, ensuite c'est 50 ; after champagne, sparkling white wine is the next best thing après le champagne, le mousseux est ce qu'il y a de mieux ; the next best thing would be to… à défaut, le mieux serait de…D next to adv phr presque ; next to impossible presque impossible ; next to nobody presque personne ; next to no details/money presque pas de détails/d'argent ; to give sb next to nothing ne donner pratiquement rien à qn ; to get sth for next to nothing avoir qch pour quasiment rien ; in next to no time it was over en un rien de temps c'était fini.E next to prep phr à côté de ; next to the bank/table à côté de la banque/table ; two seats next to each other deux sièges l'un à côté de l'autre ; to wear silk next to the skin porter de la soie à même la peau ; next to Picasso, my favourite painter is Chagall après Picasso c'est Chagall mon peintre préféré.to get next to sb ○ US se mettre bien avec qn ○ ; I can sing as well as the next man ou person je ne chante pas plus mal qu'un autre ; he's as honest as the next man ou person il est aussi honnête que n'importe qui. -
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1 noun(a) (who lives nearby) voisin(e) m,f;∎ what will the neighbours say? que vont dire les voisins?;∎ Britain's nearest neighbour is France la France est le plus proche voisin de la Grande-Bretagne(b) (fellow man) prochain(e) m,f;∎ love thy neighbour as thyself aime ton prochain comme toi-mêmeAmerican avoisiner;∎ their farm neighbors mine nos fermes sont voisines►► neighbour states pays mpl voisins(adjoin) avoisiner, être contigu à; (of country) être limitrophe àAmerican vivre en bon voisinage avec, entretenir des relations de bon voisinage avec -
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∎ the next-door garden le jardin des voisins►► next-door neighbour (in private house) voisin(e) m,f (de la maison d'à côté); (in apartment building) voisin(e) m,f de palier -
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avoisinant, voisinDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > adjoining
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > adjoining land
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Pol., Mil. base arrière [de la guérilla dans un pays voisin, p.ex.]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > rear base
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apparenté; voisin; analogueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > the like
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adjoin [əˈdʒɔɪn]* * *[ə'dʒɔɪn] 1.transitive verb [room] être contigu/-uë à; [building, land] être attenant à2.adjoining present participle adjective [building, land] attenant; [room] voisin
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voisin — voisin, ine [ vwazɛ̃, in ] adj. et n. • 1180; lat. pop. °vecinus, de vicinus 1 ♦ Qui est à une distance relativement petite. ⇒ proche, rapproché. États voisins. « Les jeunes gens des villages les plus voisins » (Flaubert). Maisons voisines. Qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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voisin — VOISIN, [vois]ine. adj. Qui est proche, qui est auprés, qui demeure auprés. Nous ne sçaurions estre plus voisins. le Curé voisin. l Evesque le plus voisin. dans les lieux voisins. la maison voisine. les terres voisines de la forest, de la riviere … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Voisin — is a French surname meaning neighbour .*Avions Voisin, a French automobile designed by Gabriel Voisin *Catherine Monvoisin, known as La Voisin (1640 1680), was a French sorceress, and one of the chief personages in the famous affaire des poisons… … Wikipedia
VOISIN (G. et C.) — VOISIN GABRIEL (1880 1973) & CHARLES (1882 1912) Ingénieur français, Gabriel Voisin (né à Belleville sur Saône et mort à Ozenay, Saône et Loire), exploite à Lyon, avec son frère Charles (né à Lyon et mort dans un accident d’automobile à Corselles … Encyclopédie Universelle
voisin — Voisin, Accolens, Accola, Vicinus. Voisin qui est à la gauche, Interior vicinus. Voisin tenant et aboutissant, Conterminus. Voisin qui a sa terre joignant à la mienne, Confinis meus. Voisins qui ont les maisons les uns aupres des autres, Paroeci … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Voisin — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Claire Voisin (* ?), französische Mathematikerin Gabriel Voisin (1880–1973), französischer Flugzeug und Automobilkonstrukteur Jean Claude Voisin (* 1949), französischer Kunsthistoriker … Deutsch Wikipedia
Voisin — [vwa zɛ̃], Gabriel, französischer Flugpionier, * Belleville sur Saône (Département Rhône) 5. 2. 1880, ✝ Ozenay (Département Saône et Loire) 25. 12. 1973; unternahm 1905 Gleitflüge im Motorbootschlepp über der Seine, konstruierte ab 1906… … Universal-Lexikon
Voisin — Beaucoup de hameaux portent ou ont porté ce nom, qui correspond au catalan veïnat : groupe de deux ou trois maisons à l écart du village. Le patronyme désigne celui qui est originaire d un semblable hameau. Il peut cependant correspondre parfois… … Noms de famille
Voisin — (spr. Woasäng), 1) Joseph de V., aus einer angesehenen Familie zu Bordeaux gebürtig; er war Senator zu Bordeaux, später Geistlicher u. starb als Prediger bei dem Prinzen von Conti 1685. V. ist Herausgeber des Pugio fidei, von Raimondo Martini,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
VOISIN — FRANCE (see also List of Individuals) 20.5.1821 Versailles/F 17.3.1918 Paris/F François Philippe Voisin was educated at Ecole X and at Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées. After his work for the Suez Canal, he returned to France and was finally a… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000