| anglais > français | |
| sky | |
| 1. n. (Désuet) Un nuage | |
| 2. n. Le ciel, ce qui est au-dessus du sol. | |
| That year, a meteor fell from the sky. — Cette année-là, une météorite est tombée du ciel. | |
| 3. n. (Météo) Partie du ciel, du point de vue météorologique. | |
| I lay back under a warm Texas sky. — Je me repose sous le ciel chaud du Texas. | |
| We're not sure how long the cloudy skies will last. — Nous ne sommes pas sûrs combien de temps va durer le ciel nuageux. | |
| 4. n. Paradis. | |
| This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies. — Ce mortel encourt la vengeance des cieux. | |
| 5. v. Frapper ou lancer dans l'air, surtout en parlant des sports de balle comme le cricket, le baseball ou le football. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| sky | |
| 1. n. The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day. |  |
| That year, a meteor fell from the sky. |  |
| 2. n. The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc. |  |
| I lay back under a warm Texas sky. |  |
| We're not sure how long the cloudy skies will last. |  |
| 3. n. Heaven. |  |
| This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies. |  |
| 4. n. ellipsis of sky blue |  |
| 5. n. (colloquial, dated) In an art gallery, the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen. |  |
| 6. n. (obsolete) A cloud. |  |
| 7. v. (sports) To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high. |  |
| 8. v. (colloquial, dated) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen. |  |
| 9. v. (colloquial) To drink something from a container without one's lips touching the container. |  |
| français > anglais | |
| ciel | |
| 1. n-m. sky |  |
| 2. n-m. heaven |  |
| On croyait au ciel. - We believed in heaven. |  |
| 3. n-m. canopy (of a bed, etc.) |  |
| 4. interj. heavens! |  |