air
(=atmosphere) air m
→ He breathed in the cold night air.
→ the chemical content of air
He threw the ball into the air. Il jeta le ballon en l'air.
The balloon rose up into the air. Le ballon s'éleva dans les airs.
The trapeze artists flew through the air effortlessly. Les trapézistes voltigeaient en l'air avec aisance.
to get some fresh air prendre l'air
by air (airmail)
par avion
[travel] en avion
I prefer to travel by air. Je préfère voyager en avion.
to disappear into thin air, to vanish into thin air se volatiliser
→ "They've disappeared! Luggage and all! But where could they have gone?" he demanded. "They can't just vanish into thin air!"
to be walking on air, to be floating on air
(=extremely happy) être aux anges
to clear the air crever l'abcès
→ a public meeting to clear the air
→ Once we've cleared the air and exhausted our frustrations, we love to have a good old singsong.
→ I am delighted to have cleared the air with her.
in the air
(=around) dans l'air
There was great excitement in the air. Il y avait beaucoup d'excitation dans l'air.
to be up in the air
(=vague, undecided) être assez vague
→ The trip to Moscow is still up in the air.
Everything is up in the air at the moment. Tout est encore assez vague pour le moment.
(RADIO, TV)
to be on air, to be on the air
[programme] être diffusé (e)
[station] émettre
[person] être à l'antenne
→ I was on the air for two hours.
→ We will be back on the air tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock.
to go on air, to go on the air
[programme] passer à l'antenne
→ The show first went on the air in 1964.
[station] émettre
to be off air, to be off the air
[programme] ne plus passer à l'antenne
[station] ne plus émettre
to go off air, to go off the air
[programme] cesser d'être diffusé
→ There were complaints after the programme went off the air.
[station] cesser d'émettre
(=attitude)
[+person] air m
with an air of superiority avec un air de supériorité
→ She looked around the room with an air of superiority.
→ She sat regarding him with an air of amusement.
airs and graces minauderies fpl
→ Diana and her sisters never took to Raine. They resented her airs and graces, and the way she took charge of their father's life.
(=tune) air m
→ I was humming an air from "Don Giovanni".
(=freshen)
[+room, clothes] aérer
→ The windows had been opened to air the room.
→ She hung her clothes up to air them.
(=express)
[+idea, views] exprimer
→ Write to us if you would like to air your views.
[+grievance] mettre sur le tapis
→ They were feeling better after airing their grievances.
[+knowledge] faire étalage de
(TV, RADIO)
[+documentary, programme] diffuser
→ the decision to air the documentary
[current, turbulence] aérien (ne)
air quality qualité f de l'air
→ the appalling air quality in the gridlocked capital, Manila
→ Air quality in offices without air-conditioning can be just as poor; properly functioning mechanical ventilation is the ideal solution.
[attack, defence] aérien (ne) air cargo, air freight fret m aérien air travel voyages mpl en avion → The cost of air travel is going down.
air ambulance
n avion m sanitaire
air bag
n airbag m
air base
n base f aérienne
air bed , airbed
n (British) matelas m pneumatique
air brake
n (on truck, bus, train)
frein m à air comprimé , (on plane)
aérofrein m
air bubble
n bulle f d'air
air-con *
n ( air conditioning) clim f *
→ The bus is a 45-seater with air-con and videos.
air-conditioned , air-conditioned (British)
adj
[room, office, car, coach, train, building] climatisé (e)
→ spacious air-conditioned offices
→ ... our new air conditioned trains.
air conditioner , air-conditioner (British)
n climatiseur m
air conditioning , air-conditioning (British)
n climatisation f
air-cooled
adj à refroidissement par air
air cushion
n coussin m d'air
air display
n meeting m aérien
air drop , airdrop, air-drop
n
[+supplies] parachutage m
→ Clinton is preparing to order air drops of supplies to the besieged Bosnians
→ US air drops of food and medicine into Eastern Bosnia
vt
[+food, supplies] parachuter
→ United Nations plans to start air dropping food to rural villages are being held up.
→ They air dropped supplies to rural villages.
The US air-dropped supplies into Bosnia. Les États-Unis ont parachuté des vivres en Bosnie.
air force
n armée f de l'air
→ ... the United States Air Force ...
→ Jack Mann was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot during World War II.
→ The country has a strong air force.
→ the United States Air Force
to join the air force s'engager dans l'armée de l'air
air freshener
n désodorisant m (pour l'air)
air hostess
n (British) hôtesse f de l'air
She's an air hostess. Elle est hôtesse de l'air.
air inlet
n arrivée f d'air
→ Buy filters for the car air-inlet to remove pollen from the air.
air letter
n (British) aérogramme m
air mattress
n matelas m pneumatique
air miles
npl miles mpl points de fidélité accordés par une compagnie aérienne points de fidélité accordés par une compagnie aérienne
→ He earned so many air miles that year that he was able to fly to New York for Christmas.
air pistol
n pistolet m à air comprimé
air pocket
n trou m d'air
air power , airpower
n
[+country] puissance f aérienne
→ We will use air power to protect UN peacekeepers if necessary.
air pressure
n pression f atmosphérique
air rage
n comportement agressif d'un passager voyageant à bord d'un avion comportement agressif d'un passager voyageant à bord d'un avion
→ Most air rage incidents involve heavy drinking.
air raid
n raid m aérien
air-raid shelter
n abri m antiaérien
air-raid warning
n alerte f aérienne
air rifle
n carabine f à air comprimé
air-sea rescue
n sauvetage m en mer (par hélicoptère)
air show , airshow
n
(=display) meeting m aérien
(=trade exhibition) salon m de l'aéronautique
air steward
n steward m
air stewardess
n hôtesse f de l'air
air strike , airstrike
n attaque f aérienne
→ A senior defence official said last night that they would continue the air strikes.
air terminal
n aérogare f
air time
n (RADIO, TV) temps m d'antenne
air-to-air
adj
[missile, combat] air-air inv
air traffic control
n contrôle m aérien, contrôle m du trafic aérien
air traffic controller
n aiguilleur (-euse) m/f du ciel, contrôleur (-euse) m/f aérien
free-to-air
adj
[programme, channel] gratuit (e)
adv
[televise] sur une chaîne gratuite
→ For a change, the fight will be televised free-to-air on the Fox Network.
fresh air
n air m frais
I need some fresh air. J'ai besoin de prendre l'air.
→ 'Let's take the baby outside,' I suggested. 'We all need some fresh air.'
fresh air and exercise le grand air et l'exercice
in the fresh air en plein air, au grand air
→ Take exercise, preferably in the fresh air
ground-to-air
modif sol-air inv
→
ground-to-air missile
ground-to-air missile
n missile m sol-air
hot air *
n
(=nonsense) vent m
→ His speech was just hot air.
→ His justification for the merger was just hot air ...
It was just hot air. Ça n'était que du vent.
hot-air balloon
n montgolfière f , ballon m
mid-air
n
in mid-air en plein ciel
→ The bird stopped and hovered in mid-air.
→
mid-air collision
mid-air collision
n collision f en plein ciel
off-air
adj hors antenne
off air
adv hors antenne
open-air
adj en plein air
Royal Air Force
n (British)
the Royal Air Force la Royal Air Force
sea air
n air m marin
→ I took a deep breath of the fresh sea air.
surface-to-air
adj
[missile] sol-air inv