flap

rabat

Pièce souple fixée par un bord, souvent utilisée pour couvrir une ouverture.

En anglais simple : A loose, flexible piece attached along one edge, often used to cover an opening.

• Lift the flap to open the bag.
• She sealed the envelope flap with glue.
• The tent flap moved in the wind.

Synonymes : cover

Expressions courantes : pocket flap, envelope flap, tent flap

volet

Partie mobile d’une aile d’avion qui règle la force le maintenant en l’air, surtout au décollage et à l’atterrissage.

En anglais simple : A movable part of an aircraft wing that helps control lift, especially during takeoff and landing.

• The pilot lowered the flaps.
• A mechanic checked the left wing flap.
• The flaps help the plane land at a lower speed.

Expressions courantes : wing flap, lower a flap, flap position

émoi, agitation

Moment d’agitation, d’inquiétude ou de colère provoqué par un événement.

En anglais simple : A period of excited talk, worry, or anger about something that has happened.

• His remark caused a flap.
• The press made a flap over the missing documents.
• She was in a flap about the cancelled booking.

Comment l'utiliser : a flap over/about something (There was a flap over the mayor’s expenses.)

Synonymes : fuss, stir, uproar

Expressions courantes : cause a flap, flap over something, in a flap

battement

Mouvement rapide d’une chose large et souple, ou bruit qu’elle produit.

En anglais simple : A quick movement of something broad and loose, or the sound it makes.

• I heard the flap of wings.
• A sudden flap of the sail startled him.
• Each flap of the bird’s wings stirred the air.

Synonymes : flutter

Expressions courantes : flap of wings, flap of cloth, flap of sails

abattant

Panneau plat fixé par une charnière, qu’on peut relever ou abaisser.

En anglais simple : A flat panel attached by a hinge, which can be raised or lowered.

• Raise the flap to extend the table.
• The desk has a small hinged flap.
• She lowered both flaps before moving the table.

Synonymes : leaf, panel

Expressions courantes : table flap, hinged flap, folding flap

flotter, battre

Bouger librement d’un côté à l’autre, souvent sous l’effet du vent.

En anglais simple : To move loosely back and forth, often because of wind.

• The flag began to flap.
• Wet sheets flapped in the wind.
• A loose curtain was flapping against the window.

Comment l'utiliser : flap in something (The banner flapped in the breeze.); flap against something (The sail flapped against the mast.)

Synonymes : flutter

Expressions courantes : flap in wind, flap against something, flap loosely

battre, agiter

Faire bouger de haut en bas une chose large et souple, notamment des ailes.

En anglais simple : To move something broad and loose, especially wings, up and down.

• The bird started to flap its wings.
• He flapped his arms to imitate a chicken.
• The duck flapped its wings and flew away.

Synonymes : beat

Expressions courantes : flap your wings, flap your arms, flap a towel

jacasser, bavarder

Parler tellement qu’on agace les autres.

En anglais simple : To talk too much in a way that annoys other people.

• Stop flapping your gums.
• He kept flapping at me about the dishes.
• They flapped all evening without saying anything useful.

Comment l'utiliser : flap at someone (She flapped at him about being late.)

Synonymes : chatter, yap, nag

Expressions courantes : flap your gums, flap at someone