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1 haute voltige
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2 acrobatie(s)
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3 acrobatie
acrobatie [akʀɔbasi]feminine noun( = tour) acrobatic feat ; ( = art) acrobatics sg* * *akʀɔbasi1) ( mouvement)faire des acrobaties — Sport to do ou perform acrobatics; fig to jump through all sorts of hoops
2) ( activité)l'acrobatie — acrobatics (+ v sg)
acrobatie aérienne — aerobatics (+ v sg)
* * *akʀɔbasi nf1) (= art) acrobatics sg2) (= exercice) acrobatic feat, fig (= tour de passe-passe) (d'un comptable, d'un financier) sleight of hand, (d'un pianiste virtuose) clever trick* * *acrobatie nf1 Sport ( activité) l'acrobatie acrobatics (+ v sg); faire de l'acrobatie to do ou perform acrobatics; un exercice d'acrobatie an acrobatic exercise;2 ( mouvement) une acrobatie Sport an acrobatic exercise; faire des acrobaties Sport to do ou perform acrobatics; fig to jump through all sorts of hoops; elle s'en tire toujours avec une acrobatie she always wriggles out of it.acrobatie aérienne aerobatics (+ v sg).[akrɔbasi] nom féminin2. (figuré)il a réussi à remonter son affaire par quelques acrobaties he managed to save his business by doing some skilful manoeuvring3. AÉRONAUTIQUE -
4 voltige
voltige [vɔltiʒ]feminine noun* * *vɔltiʒ1) ( au trapèze)(haute) voltige — acrobatics (+ v pl)
2) Aviationvoltige (aérienne) — aerobatics (+ v pl)
* * *vɔltiʒ nf1) ÉQUITATION trick riding2) (au cirque) acrobatics sg3) AVIATION aerial acrobatics sg* * *voltige nf2 Équit vaulting;4 fig un exercice de haute voltige a very delicate operation.[vɔltiʒ] nom féminin1. [au trapèze]la haute voltige acrobatics, flying trapeze exercises3. AÉRONAUTIQUE4. [entreprise difficile]la Bourse, c'est de la voltige speculating on the Stock Exchange is a highly risky business
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acrobatics — [ak΄rə bat′iks] pl.n. [also with sing. v.] 1. the art, skill, or tricks of an acrobat 2. any difficult or intricate tricks requiring great skill or agility [mental acrobatics] … English World dictionary
acrobatics — (n.) 1859, from ACROBATIC (Cf. acrobatic); also see ICS (Cf. ics). Earlier was acrobatism (1864). In early 20c. acrobacy (from Fr. acrobacie) sometimes was used … Etymology dictionary
acrobatics — [n] athletic floor exercises balancing, feats, gymnastics, somersaults, stunts, tumbling; concept 363 … New thesaurus
Acrobatics — Infobox Occupation name= Acrobat caption= An arcrobat during a high wire act. official names= acrobat type= performing arts activity sector= sport, busking, circus, show business competencies= skills, manual abilities formation= employment field … Wikipedia
acrobatics — /ak reuh bat iks/, n. 1. (used with a pl. v.) the feats of an acrobat; gymnastics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the art or practice of acrobatic feats. 3. (used with a pl. v.) something performed with remarkable agility and ease: the verbal… … Universalium
acrobatics — n. 1) to perform acrobatics 2)(fig.) mental acrobatics * * * [ˌækrə bætɪks] (fig.) mental acrobatics to perform acrobatics … Combinatory dictionary
acrobatics — ac|ro|bat|ics [ ,ækrə bætıks ] noun plural 1. ) the skills or movements of an ACROBAT 2. ) the skills that you use when you do something difficult or complicated very well, or when you deal with a lot of things at the same time: the acrobatics of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
acrobatics — plural noun 1) staggering feats of acrobatics Syn: gymnastics, tumbling; agility; rare funambulism 2) the acrobatics required to negotiate an international contract Syn: mental agility, skill, quick thinking, fancy footwork, alertness,… … Thesaurus of popular words
acrobatics — UK [ˌækrəˈbætɪks] / US noun [plural] 1) the skills or movements of an acrobat 2) the skills that you use when you do something difficult or complicated very well, or when you deal with a lot of things at the same time the acrobatics of balancing… … English dictionary
acrobatics — [[t]æ̱krəbæ̱tɪks[/t]] N PLURAL Acrobatics are acrobatic movements … English dictionary
acrobatics — ac•ro•bat•ics [[t]ˌæk rəˈbæt ɪks[/t]] n. 1) spo (used with a pl. v.) the feats of an acrobat; gymnastics 2) spo (used with a sing. v.) the art or practice of acrobatic feats 3) (used with a pl. v.) something performed with remarkable agility and… … From formal English to slang