wing

wing
wing [{{t}}wɪŋ]
1 noun
(a) (of bird, insect) aile f;
{{}}literary{{}} to take wing prendre son envol ou son essor;
my heart took wing mon cœur s'emplit de joie;
{{}}literary{{}} to be on the wing être en (plein) vol;
he shot the bird on the wing il tira l'oiseau en vol;
{{}}literary{{}} desire gave or lent him wings le désir lui donnait des ailes;
to take sb under one's wing prendre qn sous son aile
(b) {{}}Aviation{{}} aile f;
{{}}figurative{{}} on a wing and a prayer en s'en remettant à la Providence
(c) {{}}British{{}} (of car) aile f
(d) {{}}Politics{{}} aile f;
the radical wing of the party l'aile ou la fraction radicale du parti;
the left/right wing l'aile gauche/droite
(e) (of building) aile f; (of hospital) pavillon m; (of door) battant m;
the west wing l'aile ouest
(f) {{}}Sport{{}} (of field) aile f; (player) ailier m;
she plays on the wing elle est ailier
(g) (of nut) oreille f, ailette f
(h) {{}}Military{{}} & {{}}Aviation{{}} (unit) escadre f aérienne
(i) (of windmill) aile f
(j) (of armchair) oreille f
2 transitive verb
(a) (wound → bird) blesser, toucher à l'aile; (→ person) blesser ou toucher légèrement
(b) (fly)
also {{}}figurative{{}} to wing one's way voler;
while the letters were winging their way over the ocean pendant que les lettres survolaient l'océan;
my report should be winging its way towards you now mon rapport devrait te parvenir incessamment sous peu
(c) {{}}literary{{}} (cause to fly → arrow) darder, décocher
(d) {{}}familiar{{}}
to wing it (improvise) improviser
3 intransitive verb
{{}}literary{{}} (fly)
the plane winged over the mountains l'avion survola les montagnes
4 wings plural noun
(a) {{}}Theatre{{}} coulisse f, coulisses fpl;
also {{}}figurative{{}} to wait in the wings se tenir dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses;
{{}}figurative{{}} younger politicians are waiting in the wings to seize power les jeunes politiciens se tiennent dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses en attendant de prendre le pouvoir
(b) {{}}American{{}} (for non-swimmer) brassards mpl, flotteurs mpl
(c) {{}}Aviation{{}} (badge)
to win one's wings faire ses preuves, prendre du galon
►► wing back (in football) arrière m d'aile;
{{}}Zoology{{}} wing case élytre m;
wing chair bergère f à oreilles;
wing collar col m cassé;
wing commander lieutenant-colonel m;
wing flap (of plane) volet m;
wing forward (in rugby) ailier m;
wing mirror rétroviseur m extérieur;
wing nut papillon m, écrou m à ailettes;
wing three-quarter (in rugby) trois-quarts aile m;
wing tip (of plane, bird) bout m de l'aile
✾ Book 'The Wings of the Dove' James 'Les Ailes de la colombe'
✾ Film 'Wings of Desire' Wenders 'Les Ailes du désir'

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