Le mot anglais du jour

Définitions

anglais > français
air
1. n. Air (substance).
2. n. Air de musique, mélodie.
3. n. Allure, style.
An air of mystery.
4. v. Aérer.
5. v. (Figuré) Exprimer, émettre différentes opinions.
They decided to air their differences.
6. v. Émettre, diffuser (une émission).
anglais > anglais
air
1. n. (meteorology) The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:
I'm going outside to get some air.
2. n.          (historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
3. n.          (historical, medical) understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
4. n.          (physics) understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
5. n. (usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered surrounded by th
The flock of birds took to the air.
6. n. A breeze; a gentle wind.
7. n. A feeling or sense.
to give it an air of artistry and sophistication
8. n. A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
9. n. (usually plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
putting on airs
10. n. (music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
11. n. (informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
12. n. An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.
Could you turn on the air?
Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?
13. n. (obsolete, chemistry) Any specific gas.
14. n. (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) A jump in which one becomes airborne.
15. n. A television or radio signal.
16. v. To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
17. v. To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
18. v. To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
19. v. To broadcast, as with a television show.
20. v. (UK, MLE, slang) to ignore
français > anglais
air
1. n-m. air (gases of the atmosphere)
trou d'air - air pocket
résistance de l'air - air resistance
2. n-m. tune, aria
3. n-m. appearance
avoir l'air - to appear, to look, to seem
air de famille - family resemblance
4. n-m. air (pretension)
prendre des airs - to put on airs
se donner des airs - give oneself airs

Exemples de phrases

You need a change of air.      Tu as besoin d'un changement d'air. Hours lost on the ground cancel out the advantage of speed in the air.      Les heures perdues au sol annulent l'avantage de la vitesse de croisière. If there were no air, man could not live even ten minutes.      S'il n'y avait pas d'air, personne ne pourrait vivre même dix minutes. Air pollution is a serious problem in this country.      La pollution de l'air est un sérieux problème dans ce pays. I just needed some air.      J'avais seulement besoin d'air.

Revoir les mots précédents

Aléatoire