landing

atterrissage

Moment où un aéronef descend et se pose au sol.

En anglais simple : The moment when an aircraft comes down onto the ground.

• The landing was smooth.
• Our pilot made an emergency landing.
• Heavy rain delayed the plane’s landing.

Synonymes : touchdown

Contraires : takeoff

Expressions courantes : smooth landing, emergency landing, aircraft landing, soft landing

palier

Espace plat en haut d’un escalier ou entre deux séries de marches.

En anglais simple : A flat area at the top of stairs or between two sets of stairs.

• Rest on the landing.
• A small window lights the top landing.
• We stopped at each landing while carrying the heavy boxes upstairs.

Expressions courantes : stair landing, top landing, on the landing

couloir, palier

Passage devant les pièces, généralement à un étage supérieur, près de l’escalier.

En anglais simple : A passage outside rooms, usually on an upper floor near the stairs.

• Her room opens onto the landing.
• We met on the upstairs landing.
• The bedrooms share a narrow landing with a window.

Synonymes : hall, corridor

Expressions courantes : upstairs landing, landing door, on the landing

débarcadère

Endroit au bord de l’eau où les bateaux s’arrêtent pour embarquer ou débarquer des personnes ou des marchandises.

En anglais simple : A place beside water where boats stop so people or goods can get on or off.

• The boat reached the landing.
• Passengers waited at the ferry landing.
• They carried the supplies from the landing to the village.

Synonymes : dock, jetty

Expressions courantes : boat landing, ferry landing, river landing