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1 noun∎ the bird gave a flap of its wings l'oiseau a battu des ailes(b) (of counter, desk, table → hinged) abattant m; (→ sliding) rallonge f; (of pocket, tent, envelope, book jacket) rabat m; (in floor, door) trappe f; (of aircraft) volet m (hypersustentateur);∎ a flap of skin un morceau de peau décollée∎ to be in a flap être dans tous ses états, être paniqué;∎ to get into a flap se mettre dans tous ses états;∎ there's a flap on at the office c'est la panique au bureau(d) Linguistics battement m∎ the seagull flapped away la mouette est partie dans un battement d'ailes∎ stop flapping! du calme!, calmos!(wings) battre de; (hands, piece of paper) agiter;∎ the bird flapped its wings l'oiseau a battu des ailes;∎ he was flapping his arms about to keep warm il agitait ses bras pour se tenir chaud -
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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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