glide

glisser

Se déplacer doucement et sans bruit, avec peu d’effort ou de difficulté.

En anglais simple : To move smoothly and quietly, with little effort or difficulty.

• The boat glided across the lake.
• She glides across the dance floor.
• We watched the skaters glide over the ice.

Comment l'utiliser : glide across/over/through something (The boat glided through the still water.)

Synonymes : slide, slip

Expressions courantes : glide across something, glide over something, glide through something

planer

Se déplacer dans les airs sans propulsion, généralement en perdant lentement de l’altitude.

En anglais simple : To move through the air without using power, usually slowly losing height.

• The eagle glided above the trees.
• A feather glides slowly down through the air.
• We watched the birds glide without moving their wings.

Comment l'utiliser : glide above/over something (The bird glided over the valley.)

Synonymes : soar, float

Expressions courantes : glide through something, glide above something, glide down

voler en planeur, planer

Piloter un appareil sans utiliser son moteur ou voyager dans un appareil qui n’en a pas.

En anglais simple : To fly an aircraft without engine power, or travel in an aircraft that has no engine.

• The pilot glided to a safe landing.
• Can you glide a plane after its engine stops?
• She learned to glide at a nearby airfield.

Expressions courantes : glide an aircraft, glide to land, glide a plane