frigate

frégate

Navire militaire de taille moyenne, souvent utilisé pour protéger d’autres navires ou traquer des sous-marins.

En anglais simple : A medium-sized military ship, often used to protect other ships or hunt submarines.

• The navy sent a frigate.
• Two frigates escorted the cargo ships through dangerous waters.
• The frigate’s crew detected a submarine nearby.

Expressions courantes : naval frigate, missile frigate, frigate crew

frégate

Navire de combat inspiré de modèles anciens, y compris un vaisseau spatial de fiction.

En anglais simple : A fighting ship based on older warship designs, including imaginary ships that fight in space.

• The wooden frigate carried thirty guns.
• A space frigate guarded the station in the game.
• The captain ordered the frigate’s sails raised.

Expressions courantes : sailing frigate, space frigate, wooden frigate

frégate

Grand oiseau marin tropical aux longues ailes et à la queue très fourchue.

En anglais simple : A large tropical sea bird with long wings and a deeply divided tail.

• A frigate soared above the sea.
• The male frigate inflated its red throat pouch.
• Several frigates followed the fishing boat.

Synonymes : frigatebird

Expressions courantes : male frigate, soaring frigate, frigate colony