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wing [wɪŋ]1. nounaile f• the left/right wing of the party l'aile gauche/droite du parti• left/right wing ailier m gauche/droit2. plural noun• to stand in the wings (Theatre) se tenir dans les coulisses ; (figurative) rester dans les coulisses4. compounds* * *[wɪŋ] 1.1) (of bird, insect) aile f2) (of building, plane, car) aile f; ( of armchair) oreille f3) Military, Politics aile f; ( unit in air force) escadre f2.wings plural noun1) Theatrethe wings — les coulisses fpl
to be waiting in the wings — fig attendre son heure
2) Aviation3.transitive verb1)2) [bullet] érafler••to spread one's wings — ( entering adult life) voler de ses propres ailes; ( entering wider career) voir autre chose
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[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) aile2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) aile3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) aile4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) aile5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) aile6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) aile7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) ailier8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) escadre/brigade aérienne•- winged- - winged - winger - wingless - wings - wing commander - wingspan - on the wing - take under one's wing -
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wing [wɪŋ]1 noun(a) (of bird, insect) aile f;∎ literary to take wing prendre son envol ou son essor;∎ my heart took wing mon cœur s'emplit de joie;∎ literary to be on the wing être en (plein) vol;∎ he shot the bird on the wing il tira l'oiseau en vol;∎ literary desire gave or lent him wings le désir lui donnait des ailes;∎ to take sb under one's wing prendre qn sous son aile∎ figurative on a wing and a prayer en s'en remettant à la Providence∎ the radical wing of the party l'aile ou la fraction radicale du parti;∎ the left/right wing l'aile gauche/droite∎ the west wing l'aile ouest∎ she plays on the wing elle est ailier(i) (of windmill) aile f(j) (of armchair) oreille f∎ also figurative to wing one's way voler;∎ while the letters were winging their way over the ocean pendant que les lettres survolaient l'océan;∎ my report should be winging its way towards you now mon rapport devrait te parvenir incessamment sous peu∎ to wing it (improvise) improviser□∎ the plane winged over the mountains l'avion survola les montagnes∎ also figurative to wait in the wings se tenir dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses;∎ figurative younger politicians are waiting in the wings to seize power les jeunes politiciens se tiennent dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses en attendant de prendre le pouvoir∎ to win one's wings faire ses preuves, prendre du galon►► wing back (in football) arrière m d'aile;Zoology wing case élytre m;wing chair bergère f à oreilles;wing collar col m cassé;wing commander ≃ lieutenant-colonel m;wing flap (of plane) volet m;wing forward (in rugby) ailier m;wing mirror rétroviseur m extérieur;wing nut papillon m, écrou m à ailettes;wing three-quarter (in rugby) trois-quarts aile m;wing tip (of plane, bird) bout m de l'aile
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