helicopter

hélicoptère

Appareil volant dont les longues pales tournent au-dessus et lui permettent de rester en l’air sans avancer.

En anglais simple : An aircraft with long blades that turn above it, allowing it to stay in the air without moving forward.

• A helicopter flew over our house.
• The rescue helicopter landed beside the road.
• They took him to hospital by helicopter.

Synonymes : chopper

Expressions courantes : rescue helicopter, helicopter pilot, by helicopter

faire tournoyer, tournoyer

Faire tourner quelque chose ou tourner en cercle, comme les pales rapides d’un appareil volant.

En anglais simple : To spin something around, or move in a circle, like fast turning aircraft blades.

• He helicoptered his arms to keep his balance.
• She helicoptered her jacket above her head.
• The loose strap helicoptered around as he ran.

Synonymes : spin, whirl

Expressions courantes : helicopter someone's arms, helicopter a jacket

surprotéger

Surveiller et contrôler excessivement la vie de ses enfants pour leur éviter toute difficulté.

En anglais simple : To watch and control your children's lives too closely, trying to protect them from every difficulty.

• Try not to helicopter over your children.
• His parents helicoptered around him throughout college.
• She stopped helicoptering and let her son solve the problem.

Comment l'utiliser : helicopter over someone (Her father helicopters over her whenever she does homework.)

Synonymes : overprotect, hover

Expressions courantes : helicopter over children, helicopter around someone