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1 volley
A n1 Sport ( in tennis) volée f ; ( in soccer) reprise f de volée ; to miss a volley ( in tennis) rater une volée ; to practise one's volleys ( in tennis) s'entraîner à la volée ; to hit ou kick the ball on the volley frapper la balle de volée ; -
2 volley
['voli] 1. noun1) (in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces.) volée2) (a burst of firing etc: a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses.) volée2. verb1) (to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces: He volleyed the ball back to his opponent.) attraper à la volée2) (to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc).) tirer une volée, lâcher un torrent de• -
3 half-volley
1 noun(in tennis) demi-volée f∎ (in tennis) he half-volleyed the ball to the baseline d'une demi-volée, il a envoyé la balle sur la ligne de fond(in tennis) faire une demi-voléeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > half-volley
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4 beach
beach [bi:tʃ]1 noun∎ American familiar figurative it was no day at the beach c'était pas du gâteau(ball, towel, hut) de plage∎ beached whale baleine f échouée;∎ figurative she was lying on the sofa like a beached whale elle était là, énorme, vautrée sur le canapé►► beach ball ballon m de plage;beach buggy buggy m;familiar beach bum = jeune qui passe son temps à la plage;beach hut cabine f (de bains ou de plage);beach soccer football m de plage, beach soccer m;beach umbrella parasol m;Sport beach volleyball beach-volley mⓘ We shall fight them on the beaches Ces mots ("nous les combattrons sur les plages") furent prononcés par Churchill dans un de ses discours les plus fameux pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, dans lequel il encourageait les Britanniques à se préparer à lutter en cas de débarquement nazi. Aujourd'hui encore on utilise cette formule métaphoriquement pour exprimer sa volonté farouche de continuer le combat et de ne jamais s'avouer vaincu. -
5 volleyball
noun (a game in which a ball is volleyed over a high net, using the hands.) volley-ball -
6 angle
A n1 gen, Math angle m ; at a 60° angle à un angle de 60° ; angle of attack/of descent/of refraction angle d'attaque/de chute/de réfraction ; camera angle angle de vue ; to make/form an angle with sth faire/former un angle avec qch ; to be at an angle to sth [table] faire un angle avec [wall] ; [tower] pencher par rapport à [ground] ; from every angle sous tous les angles ; seen from this angle d'ici ; at an angle en biais ;2 ( point of view) point m de vue (on sur) ; to look at/see sth from sb's angle regarder/voir qch du point de vue de qn ; from every angle sous tous les angles ;3 (perspective, slant) what angle is the newspaper putting on this story? sous quel angle est-ce que le journal présente cette histoire? ; seen from this angle sous cet angle ;4 ( corner) angle m (of de) ;6 ○ US ( advantage) bénéf ○ m ; he never does anything unless there's an angle il ne fait jamais rien sans qu'il y ait un bénéf ○ au bout!B vtr1 ( tilt) orienter [camera, light, table] (towards vers) ; incliner [racket, ball] ; to angle sth sideways/upwards/downwards incliner qch en oblique/vers le haut/vers le bas ;C vi1 Fishg pêcher (à la ligne) ; to angle for salmon pêcher le saumon ;2 ○ fig ( try to obtain) to angle for chercher à obtenir [compliments, money, tickets, work] ; to angle for sb's attention chercher à attirer l'attention de qn.
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Volley — Vol ley, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[ e]e; flight, a volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See {Volatile}.] 1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volley gun — Volley Vol ley, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[ e]e; flight, a volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See {Volatile}.] 1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
volley — [väl′ē] n. pl. volleys [MFr volee < VL * volata < fem. of L volatus, pp. of volare, to fly] 1. a) the simultaneous discharge of a number of firearms or other weapons b) the bullets, arrows, etc. discharged in this way 2. a burst of words or … English World dictionary
Volley — Vol ley, v. i. 1. To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or volleys. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) (Tennis) To return the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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