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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. volant (volante) [vɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. volant (qui vole):

volant (volante)
flying
le personnel volant AVIAT
the flying staff

2. volant (mobile):

volant (volante) camp, pont
flying
volant (volante) personnel
mobile

II. volant N m

1. volant (de voiture):

volant
steering wheel
être au volant
to be at the wheel
prendre le volant
to take the wheel
reprendre le volant
to get back behind the wheel
un brusque coup de volant
a sharp turn of the wheel
donner un coup de volant
to turn the wheel sharply
un as du volant
an ace driver
l'alcool au volant tue
drink-driving kills
campagne publicitaire pour la sécurité au volant
campaign promoting safe driving

2. volant (de vêtement):

volant
flounce, tier
à volants
flounced

3. volant (réserve):

volant
margin, reserve
volant de sécurité
safety margin, reserve fund
volant de trésorerie/main-d'œuvre
financial/labour Brit reserves pl

4. volant (de badminton):

volant
shuttlecock
faire une partie de volant
to play badminton

5. volant (de carnet à souches):

volant
tear-off portion

6. volant TECH:

volant (modérateur de mouvement)
fly(-governor)
volant (à main)
hand-wheel

III. volant (volante) [vɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

volant d'inertie
flywheel
volant magnétique
magneto

cerf-volant <pl cerfs-volants> [sɛʀvɔlɑ̃] N m

1. cerf-volant (jouet):

cerf-volant
kite

2. cerf-volant (insecte):

cerf-volant
stag beetle
forteresse volante AVIAT
flying fortress
douille volante
light-socket adaptor
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French
French
flying bomb
bombe f volante
flying squad
brigade f volante
flying saucer
soucoupe f volante
flyleaf
garde f volante
flying ant
fourmi f volante
customs border patrol
brigade f volante des services de la douane

in the PONS Dictionary

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volant(e) [vɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

volant(e)
flying

volant [vɔlɑ̃] N m

1. volant AUTO:

volant
steering wheel
être au volant
to be behind the wheel
se mettre au/prendre le volant
to get behind/take the wheel

2. volant TECH:

volant
flywheel

3. volant (garniture):

volant d'un rideau
flounce

4. volant SPORTS:

volant
shuttlecock

5. volant pl AVIAT (personnel volant):

volant
flight crew

cerf-volant <cerfs-volants> [sɛʀvɔlɑ̃] N m

1. cerf-volant (jouet):

cerf-volant
kite
faire voler un cerf-volant
to fly a kite

2. cerf-volant ZOOL:

cerf-volant
stag beetle
soucoupe volante
flying saucer
English
English
French
French
flying saucer
soucoupe f volante
flying insect
volant(e)
shuttlecock
volant m
steering wheel
volant m
flounce
volant m
flywheel
volant m
in the PONS Dictionary
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volant(e) [vɔlɑ͂, ɑ͂t] ADJ

volant(e)
flying

volant [vɔlɑ͂] N m

1. volant AUTO:

volant
steering wheel
être au volant
to be behind the wheel
se mettre au/prendre le volant
to get behind/take the wheel

2. volant TECH:

volant
flywheel

3. volant (garniture):

volant d'un rideau
flounce

4. volant SPORTS:

volant
shuttlecock

5. volant pl AVIAT (personnel volant):

volant
flight crew

cerf-volant <cerfs-volants> [sɛʀvɔlɑ͂] N m

1. cerf-volant (jouet):

cerf-volant
kite
faire voler un cerf-volant
to fly a kite

2. cerf-volant ZOOL:

cerf-volant
stag beetle
soucoupe volante
flying saucer
English
English
French
French
flying saucer
soucoupe f volante
flying insect
volant(e)
flounce
volant m
flywheel
volant m
shuttlecock
volant m
steering wheel
volant m

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