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1 volant
I.volant1 [vɔlɑ̃]masculine nouna. [de voiture] steering wheelb. [de rideau, robe] flouncec. ( = balle de badminton) shuttlecockII.volant2, e [vɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *
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volante vɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( qui vole) flying2) ( mobile) [camp, pont] flying; [personnel] mobile
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nom masculin1) ( de voiture) steering wheel2) ( de vêtement) flounce, tier3) ( réserve) margin, reserve4) ( de badminton) shuttlecock* * *vɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t volant, -e1. adjle personnel volant AVIATION — the flight crew
See:2. nm1) [automobile] steering wheel2) [commande] wheel3) [badminton] shuttlecock4) (= jeu) battledore and shuttlecock5) (= bande de tissu) flounce6) (= feuillet détachable) tear-off portion7) (= marge) margin* * *A adjB nm1 ( de voiture) steering wheel; être au volant to be at the wheel; prendre le volant to take the wheel; reprendre le volant to get back behind the wheel; un brusque coup de volant a sharp turn of the wheel; donner un coup de volant to turn the wheel sharply; un as du volant an ace driver; l'alcool au volant tue drink-driving kills; campagne publicitaire pour la sécurité au volant campaign promoting safe driving;2 ( de vêtement) flounce, tier; à volants flounced;3 ( réserve) margin, reserve; volant de sécurité safety margin, reserve fund; volant de trésorerie/main-d'œuvre financial/labourGB reserves (pl);4 ( de badminton) shuttlecock; faire une partie de volant to play badminton;5 ( de carnet à souches) tear-off portion;volant d'inertie flywheel; volant magnétique magneto.I2. [mobile - câble, camp, échafaudage, pont, service] flyingon mettra une table volante devant le fauteuil we'll put an occasional table in front of the armchairII[vɔlɑ̃] nom masculinêtre au volant to be at the wheel, to be behind the wheel, to be drivingprendre le ou se mettre au volant to take the wheel, to get behind the wheel3. [vêtement] flounce4. JEUX [objet] shuttlecock[activité] battledore and shuttlecock5. [feuille] tear-off portion6. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCEa. [financier] reserve fundsb. [en personnel] reserve -
2 battoir
batwaʀnom masculin1) ( instrument) beater2) (colloq) ( main) paw (colloq), hand* * *batwaʀ nm1) (à linge) beetle (for laundry)2) (à tapis) beater, carpet beater* * *battoir nm1 ( instrument) beater; battoir à tapis carpet beater;2 ○( main) paw○, hand.[batwar] nom masculin————————battoirs nom masculin pluriel
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battledore — at tle*dore n. same as {battledoor}. Syn: battledore and shuttlecock. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battledore — [bat′ l dôr΄] n. [ME batildore < OProv batedor, beater < OFr battre (see BATTER1): sp. infl. by ME betel, BEETLE2] 1. a flat paddle or racket used to hit a shuttlecock back and forth in a game (called battledore and shuttlecock) from which… … English World dictionary
battledore — mid 15c., bat like implement used in washing clothes, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.Prov. batedor, Sp. batidor beater, bat, from batir to beat; perhaps blended with M.E. betel hammer, mallet. As a trype of racket used in a game, from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
battledore — /bat l dawr , dohr /, n., v., battledored, battledoring. n. 1. Also called battledore and shuttlecock. a game from which badminton was developed, played since ancient times in India and other Asian countries. 2. a light racket for striking the… … Universalium
battledore — bat·tle·dore || bætldÉ”Ë n. battledore and shuttlecock (game similar to badminton); light racket used in the game of battledore … English contemporary dictionary
battledore — /ˈbætldɔ/ (say batldaw) noun 1. an instrument shaped like a tennis racquet, but smaller, used in striking a shuttlecock in play. 2. a wooden bat shaped instrument used in washing or smoothing clothes. –verb (battledored, battledoring) –verb (i) 3 …
battledore — battledoor at tle*door , n. [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battledore — noun a) A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton b) The racket used in this game … Wiktionary
battledore — [ bat(ə)ldɔ:] noun 1》 (also battledore and shuttlecock) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets, a forerunner of badminton. ↘the small racket used in this game. 2》 a wooden paddle shaped implement formerly used to beat and stir washing.… … English new terms dictionary
battledore — n. hist. 1 a (in full battledore and shuttlecock) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets. b the racket used in this. 2 a kind of wooden utensil like a paddle, formerly used in washing, baking, etc. Etymology: 15th c., perh. f. Prov. batedor … Useful english dictionary
Battledore and Shuttlecock — or Jeu de Volantis is an early game similar to that of modern Badminton. This game is played by two persons with small rackets, called battledores, made of parchment or rows of gut stretched across wooden frames, and shuttlecocks, made of a base… … Wikipedia