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A n ciel m ; clear sky ciel dégagé ; morning sky ciel du matin ; night sky ciel nocturne ; open sky ciel dégagé ; to scud across the sky filer dans le ciel ; in(to) the sky dans le ciel ; the sky over Paris le ciel de Paris ; a patch of blue sky une trouée de ciel bleu ; there are blue skies ahead fig il y a une éclaircie à l'horizon ; to sleep under the open sky dormir à la belle étoile.B skies npl Meteorol ciel m ; fig, littér cieux mpl ; Art ciels mpl ; summer skies ciel d'été ; a day of rain and cloudy skies un jour pluvieux et couvert ; the sunny skies of Italy les cieux ensoleillés d'Italie ; Turner's dramatic skies les ciels dramatiques de Turner ; to take to the skies [plane] décoller.out of a clear blue sky de façon tout à fait inattendue ; the sky's the limit tout est possible ; reach for the sky ○ ! haut les mains! -
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sky [skaɪ]ciel m• the crisis sent prices sky-high la crise a fait monter les prix en flèche ► sky marshal noun agent de police ou de sécurité embarqué sur un vol* * *[skaɪ] 1.noun ciel m2.there are blue skies ahead — fig il y a une éclaircie à l'horizon
skies plural noun Meteorology ciel m; fig, littér cieux mpl; Art ciels mplto take to the skies — [plane] décoller
••reach for the sky! — (colloq) haut les mains!
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