What does vol in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word vol in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vol in French.

The word vol in French means theft, flight, flight, vol., as the crow flies, theft insurance, catch in flight, catch in mid-air, bump into, on the run, on the way, That's daylight robbery!, flight log, high-flying, high-level, distance as the crow flies, flight envelope, in full flight, in flight, flight recorder, stopped in your tracks, flight number, O Time, suspend thy flight!, flight plan, catch in mid-air, in-flight refuelling, aerial refuelling, air-to-air refuelling, catch in the air, catch in mid-air, catch, flight simulator, flight speed, bag snatching, mugging, shoplifting, pickpocketing, armed robbery, gliding, flying by sight, charter flight, chartered flight, aggravated theft, outward flight, one-way flight, instrument flight, breaking and entering, test flight, identity theft, bank robbery, night flight, Night Flight, direct flight, nonstop flight, fly low, gang mugging, manned flight, mid-distance flight, mid-haul flight, organized robbery, gliding, fall, tumble, aggravated theft, scheduled flight, return flight, home flight, space flight, vol-au-vent. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vol

theft

nom masculin (cambriolage) (stealing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a eu plusieurs vols dans le quartier le mois dernier.
There were several thefts in the neighborhood last month.

flight

nom masculin (déplacement dans les airs) (bird, plane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vol des rapaces est très gracieux.
The flight of raptors is very graceful.

flight

nom masculin (parcours fait en avion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je prends le vol 512 pour me rendre au Mexique. À quelle heure part ton vol ?
I am taking flight 512 to get to Mexico. What time does your flight leave?

vol.

nom masculin (abréviation écrite (volume) (written, abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On se référera au vol. 3, chapitre 4.
Please refer to vol. 3, chapter 4.

as the crow flies

locution adverbiale (en ligne droite) (distance)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
À vol d'oiseau, il y a 300 km d'ici à Paris.

theft insurance

nom féminin (assurance contre le vol) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons souscrit à une assurance vol pour notre voiture.

catch in flight, catch in mid-air

locution verbale (attraper [qch] qui vole)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai attrapé le ballon au vol.

bump into

locution verbale (figuré (attraper au hasard, par chance) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
J'ai attrapé le facteur au vol et ai pu lui remettre ma lettre.

on the run, on the way

locution adverbiale (figuré (au passage) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
J'ai pris du pain au vol.

That's daylight robbery!

(c'est beaucoup trop cher)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce prix-là pour un kilo de carottes ? C'est du vol !

flight log

nom masculin (carnet d'emploi du temps des pilotes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le « carnet d'emploi du temps des pilotes » devenu par la suite le « carnet de vol » est encore en usage aujourd'hui.

high-flying, high-level

locution adjectivale (de grande envergure)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce nouveau projet est une entreprise de haut vol.

distance as the crow flies

nom féminin (en ligne droite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quelle est la distance à vol d'oiseau entre Paris et New York ?
What the distance between Paris and New York as the crow flies?

flight envelope

nom masculin (zone de vol sécurisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tout aéronef doit respecter son domaine de vol.

in full flight

locution adverbiale (à altitude de croisière)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

in flight

locution adverbiale (pendant un vol)

flight recorder

nom masculin (boîte noire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque avion possède un enregistreur de vol en cas d'accident.

stopped in your tracks

locution adjectivale (attrapé par hasard)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Happé au vol par un voisin bavard, il a pris du retard.

flight number

nom masculin (identification d'un vol aérien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le numéro de vol permet de connaître la porte d'embarquement.

O Time, suspend thy flight!

(vers de Lamartine)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

flight plan

nom masculin (aviation : trajet prévu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un plan de vol est déposé par le pilote auprès des autorités de contrôle, il est obligatoire pour tout vol non local.

catch in mid-air

locution verbale (attraper en plein élan)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
John threw me the keys and I caught them in midair.

in-flight refuelling, aerial refuelling, air-to-air refuelling

nom masculin (manœuvre aéronautique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les avions de chasse ont souvent recours au ravitaillement en vol.

catch in the air, catch in mid-air

locution verbale (attraper en l'air)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai lancé les clés à Julien et il les a saisies au vol.

catch

locution verbale (comprendre sans contexte)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'étais trop loin pour bien entendre la conversation mais j'ai saisi quelques informations au vol.
I was too far away to hear the conversation properly, but I caught a few snippets of information.

flight simulator

nom masculin (appareil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flight speed

nom féminin (vitesse à laquelle vole [qch]) (aircraft, bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bag snatching

nom masculin (avec violence, de justesse) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mugging

nom masculin (vol à la tire) (street robbery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit délinquant a cette fois été arrêté pour vol à l'arrachée.

shoplifting

nom masculin (vol d'objet exposé) (theft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pickpocketing

nom masculin (vol à la sauvette, à l'arraché)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On note une recrudescence des vols à la tire cette année.

armed robbery

nom masculin (vol avec contrainte d'une arme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gliding

nom masculin (vol en planeur) (air sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a un club de vol à voile à l'aérodrome.

flying by sight

nom masculin (vol n'utilisant que la vue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

charter flight, chartered flight

nom masculin (vol nolisé, charter) (air travel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces voyageurs n'ont pas choisi un vol affrété.

aggravated theft

nom masculin (vol avec aggravation) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

outward flight, one-way flight

nom masculin (vol pour aller quelque part)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vol aller est parfois plus cher que le vol aller-retour !

instrument flight

nom masculin (vol n'utilisant pas la vue) (aviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

breaking and entering

nom masculin (vol endommageant les fermetures)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

test flight

nom masculin (test aérien) (aircraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

identity theft

nom masculin (usurpation de l'identité) (crime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les réseaux sociaux font face à des vols d'identités.

bank robbery

nom masculin (cambriolage de banque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

night flight

nom masculin (vol effectué la nuit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Night Flight

nom propre (roman de Saint-Exupéry) (novel title)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

direct flight, nonstop flight

nom masculin (vol sans escale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fly low

nom masculin (vol à très faible altitude) (aircraft)

L'avion effectua un vol en rase-mottes de repérage.
The plane flew low to reconnoitre.

gang mugging

nom masculin (larcin commis à plusieurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

manned flight

nom masculin (vol spatial avec passagers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mid-distance flight, mid-haul flight

nom masculin (vol sur distance moyenne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

organized robbery

nom masculin (vol systématique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gliding

nom masculin (avion : vol sans moteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fall, tumble

nom masculin (familier (chute)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

aggravated theft

nom masculin (Belgique (délit : vol aggravé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scheduled flight

nom masculin (avion : vol effectué régulièrement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

return flight, home flight

nom masculin (vol pour revenir de quelque part)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vol retour comprend une escale à Dubaï.

space flight

nom masculin (vol hors de l'atmosphère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vol-au-vent

nom masculin invariable (bouchée à la reine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vol-au-vent est composé d'une coque de pâte feuilletée garnie de ris de veau.

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