jet

avion à réaction, jet

Avion propulsé par des moteurs qui expulsent des gaz chauds à grande vitesse.

En anglais simple : A plane powered by engines that push out hot gases at high speed.

• The jet landed safely.
• Two jets flew over the town.
• She travels by private jet.

Synonymes : jet aircraft, jet plane

Expressions courantes : private jet, passenger jet, fighter jet

jet

Filet de liquide ou de gaz projeté avec force.

En anglais simple : A narrow stream of liquid or gas pushed out with force.

• A jet of water hit the wall.
• Steam escaped in short jets.
• The fountain sends a powerful jet into the air.

Comment l'utiliser : jet of something (A jet of hot air escaped from the pipe.)

Synonymes : stream, spurt

Expressions courantes : jet of water, jet of steam, powerful jet

gicleur, buse

Petite ouverture qui projette un filet de liquide ou de gaz.

En anglais simple : A small opening that sends out a narrow stream of liquid or gas.

• The jet was blocked.
• Clean the jets before using the burner.
• Fuel passes through a tiny jet inside the engine.

Synonymes : nozzle

Expressions courantes : blocked jet, gas jet, fuel jet

jais

Matière noire et dure issue de bois très ancien, utilisée pour fabriquer des bijoux.

En anglais simple : A hard black material formed from ancient wood, used to make jewelry.

• The necklace is made of jet.
• She wore earrings carved from jet.
• Jet was once popular for mourning jewelry.

Expressions courantes : jet beads, jet necklace, carved jet

à réaction

Propulsé par un moteur qui expulse des gaz chauds pour avancer.

En anglais simple : Powered by an engine that pushes out hot gases to move forward.

• They bought a jet aircraft.
• Jet airplanes replaced many older planes.
• The company introduced faster jet transport.

Synonymes : jet-powered

Expressions courantes : jet aircraft, jet airplane, jet transport

noir de jais

D’un noir très intense.

En anglais simple : Very dark black in color.

• Her hair is jet black.
• He painted the door jet black.
• The bird has jet feathers and a yellow beak.

Synonymes : pitch-black

Expressions courantes : jet black, jet hair

voyager en avion

Voyager à bord d’un avion à réaction.

En anglais simple : To travel by a plane powered by engines that push out hot gases.

• They jet to sunny islands every winter.
• He jetted across Europe for work.
• We are jetting off tomorrow morning.

Comment l'utiliser : jet off to somewhere (They jet off to Spain every summer.); jet from A to B (She jetted from Paris to Dubai for a meeting.)

Synonymes : fly

Expressions courantes : jet off, jet to somewhere, jet around somewhere

filer, partir

Quitter un endroit, souvent rapidement.

En anglais simple : To leave a place, often quickly.

• I have to jet now.
• We jetted before the party ended.
• Sorry, I need to jet or I will miss my bus.

Synonymes : leave, go, take off

Contraires : stay

Expressions courantes : gotta jet, jet now