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hover ['hɒvə(r)](a) (in air → smoke) stagner; (→ balloon, scent) flotter; (→ insects) voltiger; (→ helicopter, hummingbird) faire du surplace;∎ bees hovered around the roses des abeilles voltigeaient autour des roses∎ a waitress was hovering near our table une serveuse tournait autour de notre table;∎ I don't like him hovering over me je n'aime pas qu'il soit sur mon dos;∎ it's no use hovering over the phone like that ce n'est pas la peine de guetter la sonnerie du téléphone comme ça;∎ she was hovering between life and death elle restait suspendue entre la vie et la mort;∎ don't just hover in the background ne reste pas dans ton coin(c) (hesitate) hésiter;∎ his finger hovered over the button son doigt hésita à appuyer sur le bouton;∎ I'm hovering between the two possible options j'hésite entre les deux options possibles;∎ he seemed to be hovering on the brink of saying something il semblait hésiter à dire quelque chose2 nounaéroglisseur m∎ (move about near) to hover around sb errer ou rôder autour de qn;∎ prices are hovering around the £3.50 mark les prix oscillent autour de 3 livres 50(move about nearby) tourner -
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hover vi1 lit [small bird, insect] voleter (over, above au-dessus de) ; [bird of prey] planer (over, above au-dessus de) ; [helicopter] faire du surplace (over, above au-dessus de) ; fig [smile] errer (on sur) ; [danger, suspicion etc] planer (over, above au-dessus de) ; [price, costs etc] tourner (around autour de) ; to hover around sb/sth tourner autour de qn/qch ; a question hovered on her lips elle avait une question au bord des lèvres ;2 ( vacillate) vaciller (between entre) ; country hovering on the brink of war pays au bord de la guerre ; to be hovering between life and death rester suspendu entre la vie et la mort. -
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1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) voltiger, planer2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) rôder autour de3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) hésiter•
См. также в других словарях:
Hovering — Hover Hov er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hovering}.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide, linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive into one s house. See {Hovel}.] 1. To hang fluttering in the air … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hovering — adj. Hovering is used with these nouns: ↑helicopter … Collocations dictionary
hovering — laivo plūduriavimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Savarankiškas manevravimas užimant pastovią arba beveik pastovią poziciją virš taško po vandeniu. atitikmenys: angl. hovering pranc. plongée statique … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
hovering — orlaivio kabojimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Savarankiškas manevravimas užimant pastovią arba beveik pastovią poziciją virš taško ant žemės. atitikmenys: angl. hovering pranc. vol stationnaire … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
hovering ceiling — The highest altitude at which the helicopter is capable of hovering in standard atmosphere. It is usually stated in two figures: hovering in ground effect and hovering out of ground effect … Military dictionary
hovering ceiling — The highest altitude at which the helicopter is capable of hovering in the standard atmosphere. It usually is stated in two figures: hovering in ground effect and hovering out of ground effect. See helicopter performance … Aviation dictionary
hovering in ground effect — A helicopter hovering at a height that is equal to or less than the span of its rotors. A helicopter can hover in ground effect at a higher density altitude than it can hover out of ground effect. A helicopter requires less power to hover in… … Aviation dictionary
hovering ceiling — kabojimo aukštis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Aukščiausias taškas, kuriame sraigtasparnis gali kaboti fizikinėje atmosferoje. Šis aukštis paprastai nurodomas dviem atvejais: kabojimas patiriant Žemės traukos jėgą ir kabojimas nepatiriant… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
hovering accent — noun or hovering stress : a distribution of energy, pitch, or duration in two adjacent syllables in some utterance of verse when a heavy syllable occurs next to a syllable bearing the metrical ictus so that for perception the stress seems to be… … Useful english dictionary
hovering act — noun Etymology: from gerund of hover (I) : an act prohibiting or regulating the roving or hovering of domestic or foreign ships within certain limits; especially : an act providing for the boarding of foreign ships and inspection of cargo… … Useful english dictionary
hovering stress — noun see hovering accent … Useful english dictionary
