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kite [kaɪt]1 noun∎ to fly a kite faire voler un cerf-volant; figurative lancer un ballon d'essai;∎ go fly a kite! va voir là-bas si j'y suis!(b) Ornithology milan m∎ to fly or to send up a kite tirer en l'air ou à découvert∎ to kite a cheque faire un chèque en boiss'envoler►► kite balloon ballon m observateur;∎ he enjoys kite flying il aime faire du cerf-volant;Kite mark = label représentant un petit cerf-volant, apposé sur les produits conformes aux normes officielles britanniques;kite surfing surf m tracté par cerf-volant -
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1 nountraite f en l'air, billet m de complaisance;∎ to fly or to send up a kite tirer en l'air ou à découvertkite flyer tireur m en l'air ou à découvert∎ to kite a cheque faire un chèque en bois -
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1) cerf-volant2) Fin. effet de cavalerie; traite de complaisance [CdE] ; pf. chèque sans provision; chèque en boisEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > kite
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kite — vb to pass a worthless cheque ► You wouldn t try to kite a cheque on me, would you? (Budgie, TV series, 1971) … Contemporary slang
kite — ► NOUN 1) a toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2) Brit. informal, dated an aircraft. 3) a long winged bird of prey with a forked tail and a soaring flight. 4)… … English terms dictionary
kite — ▪ I. kite kite 1 [kaɪt] noun fly a kite to make a suggestion, often an unusual one, to find out what people think of it: • He used his speech to fly a policy kite. [m0] ▪ II. kite kite 2 verb [intransitive, transitive] … Financial and business terms
kite — /kaɪt / (say kuyt) noun 1. a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2. any of various medium sized hawks of the family Accipitridae with long wings and tail as the black kite, Milvus… …
kite — kite1 [kaıt] n [: Old English; Origin: cyta] 1.) a light frame covered in coloured paper or plastic that you let fly in the air on the end of one or two long strings 2.) a type of ↑hawk (=bird that eats small animals) 3.) AmE informal an illegal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
kite — 1 noun (C) 1 a light frame covered in coloured paper or plastic that you let fly in the air on the end of one or two long strings 2 a type of hawk (=bird that eats small animals) 3 AmE informal an illegal cheque 4 fly a kite to make a suggestion… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kite — noun 1》 a toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string. ↘Brit. informal, dated an aircraft. 2》 a long winged bird of prey with a forked tail, which frequently soars on… … English new terms dictionary
kite — /kaɪt/ noun ♦ to fly a kite to put forward a proposal to try to interest people ■ verb 1. US to write cheques on one account (which may not have any money in it) and deposit them in another, withdrawing money from the second account before the… … Dictionary of banking and finance
kite — n. & v. n. 1 a toy consisting of a light framework with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2 any of various soaring birds of prey esp. of the genus Milvus with long wings and usu. a forked tail. 3 Brit … Useful english dictionary
kite dropper — n an issuer of worthless cheques. Kite has meant a dud cheque or other financial document for the past century. These terms, heard in all anglophone areas, usually refer to professional criminals who specialise in kiting … Contemporary slang
kite flyer — n an issuer of worthless cheques. Kite has meant a dud cheque or other financial document for the past century. These terms, heard in all anglophone areas, usually refer to professional criminals who specialise in kiting … Contemporary slang