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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
wing /wɪŋ/
  1. noun
    1. (of bird, insect) aile f;
      to be on the ~ être en vol;
    1. (of building, plane, car) aile f;
      (of armchair) oreille f;
    1. Mil, Pol aile f;
      (unit in air force) escadre f;
    1. Sport (player) ailier m;
      (side of pitch) aile f;
      to play on the right ~ être ailier droit.
  1. wings npl
    1. Theat the ~s les coulisses fpl;
      to be waiting in the ~s fig attendre son heure;
    1. Aviat to get one's ~s obtenir l'insigne de pilote.
  1. transitive verb
    1. to ~ one's way to voler vers;
    1. (bullet) érafler.
IDIOMS:
to clip sb's ~s rogner les ailes à qn;
to spread one's ~s (entering adult life) voler de ses propres ailes;
(entering wider career) voir autre chose.
wing : wing chair ~ chair noun fauteuil m à oreilles;
wing collar ~ collar noun col m cassé;
wing commander ~ commander ➡ military ranks nounlieutenant-colonel m de l'armée de l'air.
wing : wing forward ~ forward noun (in rugby) avant m troisième ligne;
wing half ~ half noun (in soccer) demi-droit m;
wing mirror ~ mirror noun GBrétroviseur m extérieur;
wing nut ~ nut nounécrou m à oreilles;
wingspan ~span nounenvergure f;
wing three-quarter ~ three-quarter noun (in rugby) trois-quarts aile m.


'wing' found in these Oxford entries:
wing: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

wing volailleaile nf
wing oiseauaile nf
wingailier nm
wingannexe nf
wing (jail) prisonquartier nm
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wing: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Formes composées
a wingaile nf
delta wingaile delta nf
fixed-wing aircraftavion à voilure fixe nm
left wing, left-wingadj (socialist)de gauche loc adj
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
The prime minister's left wing policies were confusing.
Je ne sais pas si je vais voter pour le candidat socialiste, mais je suis certain d'être de gauche.
left wing, left-wingn (members of socialist or leftist political parties)gauche nf
The left wing always makes that argument.
La gauche a abandonné l'idée d'un candidat unique.
left-wing politiquegauche, de adj
right wing, right-wingadj (Conservative, Republican)de droite adj
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
Right-wing conservatives oppose abortion, gun control, and gay marriage.
Je vote à gauche, mais mon ami est plutôt de droite.
right-wing politiquedroite adj
right-wingaile droite nf
right-wing politiquedroitier adj
rotary wingvoilure tournante nf
rotary-wing aircraftaéronef à voilure tournante
rotary-wing aircrafthélicoptère nm
take wingv (start to fly)prendre son envol loc v
It took wing and flew out of sight.
L'oiseau a pris son envol et a disparu dans l'azur.
 s'envoler⇒ v pron
Une fois sa patte cassée guérie, le pigeon s'est envolé.
the right (wing) politiquedroite, la nf
to take under one's wing figurative sense sens figuréprendre sous son aile v
under the wing ofprep (being guided or protected by)sous l'aile de loc prép
The young student made rapid progress after he was taken under the wing of the master chef.
Il a pris beaucoup d'assurance quand il était sous l'aile de son maître.
wing commanderlieutenant colonel
wing loadingcharge alaire
wing mirrorn (small mirror at either side of a vehicle)rétroviseur latéral nm
 rétroviseur extérieur nm
wing nutn (threaded nut with extensions for turning)vis papillon nf
To make the clamp easier to remove without tools, I installed wing nuts.
wing nutn (sb deranged, obsessed) famcinglé adj, nm
He is a bit of a wing nut, isn't he?
Je n'aime pas trop son nouvel ami, il m'a l'air un peu cinglé...
wing tipextrémité d'aile
wing tipbout d'aile nm
wing tipsaumon d'aile nm
wing tipsaumon de voilure nm
wing tipsnpl (parts of a shoe) chaussurebout golf nm
J'ai trouvé de superbes chaussures à bouts golf.
wing tipsnpl (pointed ends of aircraft wings)bout d'aile nm
The plane had military decals on the wing tips.
 aéronautiquesaumon nm
wing-shapeden forme d'aile
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a right-wing coup d'état
a wing and a prayer
a-wing
America's right wing netherworld
Attract right-wing voters
car wing
catch sth on the wing
Conciliatory wing
corporate wing
Dolphin Lagoon Wing
executive wing
Georgette walked towards him and picked him up by his arm which, when he looked, appeared to be a wing.
Hand-wing
He called in his transfer to minimum security, hospital wing
He constantly gives Jo right-wing lectures
his policies are right-wing
if one flies the coop, take another one under the wing.
Iraqi wing
left wing / right wing (politique)
Left wing freak show
left-wing organisations
On-Wing support
provide integrated fixed wing/Vertical flight operations
riding into a predictable left-wing ambush
right / left wing (hockey)
Right Wing Government
right wing slash left wing thing
right-wing nut
right-wing nut case
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