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1 glide
glide [glaɪd]∎ (person) to glide in/out (noiselessly) entrer/sortir sans bruit; (gracefully) entrer/sortir avec grâce; (stealthily) entrer/sortir furtivement;∎ the swans glided across the lake les cygnes traversaient le lac avec grâce ou glissaient sur le lac;∎ the clouds glided across the sky les nuages passaient dans le ciel;∎ the boat glided silently down the river le bateau glissait sans bruit sur la rivière ou descendait la rivière sans bruit;∎ the actress glided majestically into the room la comédienne entra dans la salle d'un pas majestueux;∎ the motorcade glided past le cortège de voitures passa sans bruit∎ to glide by s'écouler∎ to go gliding faire du vol à voile(d) (in skating, skiing) glisser(faire) glisser3 noun(b) (in dance) glissade f►► Aviation glide path, glide slope ligne f d'approche -
2 soar
soar [sɔ:(r)](a) (bird, plane → rise) monter en flèche; (→ glide) planer (en utilisant les courants ascendants); (flames) jaillir;∎ to soar into the sky or the air (bird, balloon etc) s'élever dans les airs;∎ the ball soared over the fence/our heads le ballon s'est envolé au-dessus de la clôture/de nos têtes;∎ the jet soared above us l'avion est monté en flèche au-dessus de nous∎ the mountain seemed to soar into the clouds la montagne paraissait s'élancer dans les nuages∎ sales have soared since the TV adverts les ventes ont grimpé en flèche depuis les publicités à la télé;∎ rents have soared les loyers ont grimpé en flèche ou augmenté de façon vertigineuse(e) (sound, music) s'élever
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