wing

aile

Une des parties du corps dont les oiseaux, les chauves-souris ou les insectes se servent pour voler.

En anglais simple : One of the parts on a bird, bat, or insect that it uses to fly.

• The bird has a broken wing.
• A butterfly landed with its wings open.
• The bats flapped their wings above us.

Expressions courantes : bird wing, spread a wing, wing feathers

aile

Une des grandes parties plates sur les côtés d’un avion qui lui permettent de rester en l’air.

En anglais simple : One of the large flat parts on the sides of an aircraft that help it stay in the air.

• I could see the wing from my seat.
• Ice formed on the aircraft’s wings.
• The plane landed safely despite its damaged wing.

Expressions courantes : plane wing, aircraft wing, wing tip

aile

Partie d’un grand bâtiment qui s’étend sur un côté de sa partie principale.

En anglais simple : A section of a large building that extends to one side of the main part.

• Her room is in the west wing.
• The hospital opened a new wing yesterday.
• Which wing contains the paintings?

Comment l'utiliser : wing of something (The offices occupy the north wing of the building.)

Synonymes : annex, extension

Expressions courantes : east wing, hospital wing, wing of something

aile, courant

Groupe au sein d’un parti ou d’une organisation dont les membres partagent certaines opinions.

En anglais simple : A part of a political party or organization whose members share particular views.

• He supports the party’s left wing.
• The moderate wing opposed the new policy.
• Both wings agreed to support their leader.

Comment l'utiliser : wing of something (She belongs to the liberal wing of the party.)

Synonymes : faction

Expressions courantes : left wing, right wing, moderate wing

envol, vol

Action de voler, notamment lorsqu’un oiseau quitte le sol.

En anglais simple : The act of flying, especially when a bird leaves the ground.

• The birds took wing at dawn.
• We watched the swallows on the wing.
• At our approach, the whole flock took wing.

Synonymes : flight

Expressions courantes : take wing, on the wing

improviser

Faire ou dire quelque chose sans préparation, en décidant au fur et à mesure.

En anglais simple : To do or say something without preparing, deciding what to do as you go.

• I will just wing it.
• She winged it during the interview.
• Can you wing it without a script?

Comment l'utiliser : wing it (I have no notes, so I will wing it.)

Synonymes : improvise

Expressions courantes : wing it, just wing it, wing a presentation

voler

Se déplacer dans les airs en volant, souvent dans une direction précise.

En anglais simple : To fly through the air, often in a particular direction.

• Gulls winged across the bay.
• The birds are winging their way home.
• A lone eagle winged overhead.

Comment l'utiliser : wing one’s way somewhere (The geese winged their way south.)

Synonymes : fly

Expressions courantes : wing across something, wing south, wing home