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1 promontoire de deux fléches
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2 ailé
aile [εl]feminine nouna. [d'oiseau, de château, du nez] wing ; [de moulin] sail ; [de hélice] blade ; [de voiture] wing (Brit), fender (US)c. (Military, politics) wing* * *ɛlPhrasal Verbs:••battre de l'aile, ne battre que d'une aile — [croissance] to have fallen off; [économie, entreprise] to be struggling
avoir un coup dans l'aile — (colloq) to be the worse for drink
* * *ɛl nf1) [oiseau] wing, [avion] wing2) [voiture] wing Grande-Bretagne fender USA3) [parti, organisation] wing4) [bâtiment, château] wing5) SPORT wing* * *aile nf1 ( d'oiseau) wing; aile de poulet chicken wing;2 ( d'avion) wing;3 ( de bâtiment) wing;5 ( de moulin) sail; Agric ( de charrue) wing; Bot (de plante, fleur) wing; Pêche ( de chalut) wing;6 Sport (au football, rugby) wing;aile de corbeau ( noir) raven black; aile delta Aviat delta wing; Sport hang-glider; aile de l'ilium Anat ala (ossis) ilii; aile libre Sport ( engin) hang-glider; ( activité) hang-gliding; aile marchante Mil moving flank; aile du nez Anat wing of the nose, ala nasi spéc; aile du sacrum Anat ala sacralis.battre de l'aile, ne battre que d'une aile [croissance] to have fallen off; [économie, entreprise] to be struggling; se sentir pousser des ailes to feel exhilarated; rogner les ailes de qn to clip sb's wings; prendre un coup dans l'aile to suffer a setback; avoir un coup dans l'aile○ to be the worse for drink; voler de ses propres ailes to stand on one's own two feet; la peur leur a donné des ailes fear lent them wings; vouloir voler avant d'avoir des ailes to want to run before one can walk. -
3 fourmi
fourmi [fuʀmi]feminine noun* * *fuʀminom féminin Zoologie ant••avoir des fourmis dans les jambes — ( avoir des picotements) to have pins and needles in one's legs
* * *fuʀmi nf1) (= insecte) ant2) fig* * *fourmi nf1 Zool ant; fourmi ailée or volante winged ou flying ant; c'est un travail de fourmi it's a laborious task; faire un travail de fourmi to go through it with a fine-tooth comb;2 ( personne travailleuse) beaver;3 ( revendeur de drogue) small-time dealer.avoir des fourmis dans les jambes ( avoir des picotements) to have pins and needles in one's legs; ( être impatient) to have itchy feet; travailler comme une fourmi to be as busy as a bee.[furmi] nom féminin1. ENTOMOLOGIE ant2. [personne] busy bee3. (locution)————————de fourmi locution adjectivale -
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5 aile
n. f.1. 'Fin', arm.2. Avoir un coup dans l'aile: To be tipsy, to be slightly drunk.3. Avoir du plomb dans l'aile (fig.): To have been 'winged', to have suffered a serious set-back.4. Croquer de l'aile (Racing cyclists' slang): To hang on to a car to avoid having to pedal.
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Winged — Winged, a. 1. Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike expansions. [1913 Webster] 2. Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence, elevated; lofty; sublime. [R.] [1913 Webster] How winged the sentiment that virtue is to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
winged — [wıŋd] adj having wings ▪ winged insects … Dictionary of contemporary English
winged — [ wıŋd, wıŋıd ] adjective 1. ) a winged creature has wings 2. ) LITERARY moving fast … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
winged — [wiŋd; wiŋ′id] adj. 1. having wings or winglike parts 2. moving, esp. swiftly, on or as if on wings 3. lofty; sublime [winged words] … English World dictionary
winged — index rapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
winged — adjective 1. having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind the winged feet of Mercury • Ant: ↑wingless • Similar to: ↑alar, ↑alary, ↑aliform, ↑wing shaped, ↑alate … Useful english dictionary
winged — wingedly, adv. wingedness, n. /wingd/ or, esp. Literary, /wing id/, adj. 1. having wings. 2. having a winglike part or parts: a winged bone; a winged seed. 3. abounding with wings or winged creatures. 4. moving or reaching swiftly on or as if on… … Universalium
winged — [[t]wɪŋd[/t]] esp. lit. [[t]ˈwɪŋ ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having wings or a winglike part or parts: the winged ants; a winged seed[/ex] 2) having a certain kind of wing (used in combination): the white winged dove[/ex] 3) moving on or as if on wings:… … From formal English to slang
winged — /wɪŋd/ (say wingd), especially Poetic /ˈwɪŋəd/ (say winguhd) adjective 1. having wings. 2. having a winglike part or parts: a winged bone; a winged seed. 3. moving or passing on or as if on wings: winged words. 4. rapid or swift. 5. elevated or… …
winged — un·winged; winged; bees·winged; … English syllables
Winged — Wing Wing, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winging}.] 1. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity. [1913 Webster] Who heaves old ocean, and whowings the storms. Pope. [1913 Webster] Living, to wing with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English