fleet

flotte

Ensemble de navires, d’avions ou d’autres véhicules qui travaillent ou se déplacent ensemble.

En anglais simple : A group of ships, aircraft, or other vehicles that work or travel together.

• A fleet of boats crossed the lake.
• The airline expanded its fleet last year.
• How many aircraft are in the fleet?

Comment l'utiliser : fleet of something (A fleet of fishing boats returned before sunset.)

Expressions courantes : fishing fleet, fleet of aircraft, fleet of ships

flotte

Tous les véhicules possédés ou utilisés par une entreprise ou une organisation.

En anglais simple : All the vehicles owned or used by one business or organization.

• Our fleet includes twenty vans.
• The council replaced its fleet of cars.
• Every truck in the fleet needs regular checks.

Comment l'utiliser : fleet of something (The company runs a fleet of electric vans.)

Synonymes : carfleet

Expressions courantes : company fleet, fleet of vans, fleet management

flotte, escadre

Ensemble de navires militaires sous un même commandement, ou tous ceux d’un pays.

En anglais simple : A group of military ships under one commander, or all the military ships of a country.

• The fleet sailed out of the harbor.
• An admiral commands the northern fleet.
• The country has added two destroyers to its fleet.

Expressions courantes : naval fleet, enemy fleet, command a fleet