Anglais vocab (test 1)

Question 1

Ailerons

Answer 1

ailerons
make onewing of the aircraft go up while the other goes down (roll)

Question 2

airfoil

Answer 2

profil d’aile
makes it rise in the air (lift)

Question 3

cabin

Answer 3

cabine

Question 4

call sign

Answer 4

indicatif d’appel
the unique identifying code letters and numbers of an aircraft.

Question 5

cockpit/flight deck

Answer 5

cockpit

Question 6

control surfaces

Answer 6

gouvernes
influence lift and drag forces

Question 7

elevator

Answer 7

gouverne de profondeur
makes the nose of the aircraft move up or down around the pitch axis.

Question 8

engine

Answer 8

moteur

Question 9

flaps

Answer 9

volets
increase the curved shape of the wings and the amount of force (lift)

Question 10

fuselage

Answer 10

fuselage

Question 11

hold

Answer 11

soute

Question 12

horizontal stabilizer

Answer 12

stabilisateur horizontal
prevents the nose from moving up and
down.

Question 13

landing gear

Answer 13

train d’atterrissages

Question 14

trailing edge

Answer 14

bord de fuite

Question 15

leading edge

Answer 15

bord d’attaque

Question 16

nose

Answer 16

nez

Question 17

propeller

Answer 17

hélice

Question 18

rudder

Answer 18

gouverne de direction
moves the nose of the aircraft from side to side (around the yaw axis)

Question 19

slats

Answer 19

becs de bord d’attaque

Question 20

spoiler

Answer 20

destructeur de portance
reduce the lift and increase the drag

Question 21

tail

Answer 21

queue

Question 22

vertical stabilizer

Answer 22

stabilisateur vertical

Question 23

wing

Answer 23

aile

Question 24

winglet

Answer 24

ailerons
increases an aircraft’s stability

Question 25

weight

Answer 25

poids (vers le bas)

Question 26

lift

Answer 26

portance (vers le haut)

Question 27

thrust

Answer 27

poussée (vers l’avant)
created by the propeller

Question 28

drag

Answer 28

trainée (vers l’arrière)

Question 29

pitch (lateral axis)

Answer 29

tangage, produced by the elevators
up or down of the nose

Question 30

roll (longitudinal axis)

Answer 30

roulis, produced by the ailerons
up and down of the wing tips

Question 31

yaw (vertical axis)

Answer 31

lacet, produced by the rudder
side to side

Question 32

pushback

Answer 32

pushback

Question 33

taxiing

Answer 33

roulage

Question 34

take-off

Answer 34

décollage

Question 35

ascent/climb

Answer 35

montée

Question 36

cruise

Answer 36

croisière

Question 37

to descend

Answer 37

descendre

Question 38

descent

Answer 38

descente

Question 39

holding pattern

Answer 39

circuit d’attente
awaiting permission to land

Question 40

approach

Answer 40

approche

Question 41

to touch down

Answer 41

poser les roues

Question 42

to land

Answer 42

atterrir

Question 43

landing

Answer 43

atterrissage

Question 44

abroad/overseass

Answer 44

à l’étranger

Question 45

airline

Answer 45

compagnie aérienne

Question 46

airstairs

Answer 46

escaliers d’embarquement

Question 47

air traffic controller

Answer 47

controleur aérien

Question 48

apron

Answer 48

aire de stationnement

Question 49

arrivals

Answer 49

arrivées

Question 50

baggage claim

Answer 50

zone de retrait des bagages

Question 51

boarding pass

Answer 51

carte d’embarquement

Question 52

to book

Answer 52

réserver

Question 53

border

Answer 53

frontière

Question 54

cancelled

Answer 54

annulé

Question 55

carousel/conveyor belt

Answer 55

tapis roulant

Question 56

carry-on

Answer 56

bagage à main

Question 57

check in

Answer 57

enregistrement

Question 58

concourse

Answer 58

hall

Question 59

connecting flight

Answer 59

correspondance

Question 60

control tower

Answer 60

tour de controle

Question 61

customs

Answer 61

douane

Question 62

customs officer

Answer 62

douaniers

Question 63

delayed

Answer 63

retardé

Question 64

departure hall

Answer 64

départs

Question 65

departure lounge

Answer 65

salon d’embarquement

Question 66

departure board

Answer 66

tableau d’affichage

Question 67

fare

Answer 67

tarif

Question 68

flight

Answer 68

vol

Question 69

frisking

Answer 69

fouille

Question 70

gate

Answer 70

porte d’embarquement

Question 71

to ground a plane

Answer 71

immobiliser un avion, interdire de voler

Question 72

ground staff

Answer 72

staff au sol

Question 73

immigration officer

Answer 73

agent d’immigration

Question 74

jetway, jetbridge

Answer 74

passerelle d’embarquement

Question 75

long-haul flight

Answer 75

vol long courrier

Question 76

runway

Answer 76

piste

Question 77

security check

Answer 77

controle de sécurité

Question 78

shuttle

Answer 78

navette

Question 79

stopover/layover

Answer 79

escale

Question 80

tarmac

Answer 80

tarmac (parking avions)

Question 81

taxiway

Answer 81

chemin de roulement

Question 82

tug

Answer 82

remorqueur

Question 83

single ticket

Answer 83

biller aller

Question 84

return ticket/round-trip ticket

Answer 84

billet aller-retour

Question 85

APU

Answer 85

Groupe auxiliaire de puissance
provides energy for engine start or air conditioning

Question 86

aisle

Answer 86

allée séparant deux rangées de sièges

Question 87

armrest

Answer 87

accoudoir

Question 88

to board

Answer 88

embarquer

Question 89

bulkhead

Answer 89

cloison à l’intérieure de la cabine

Question 90

cabin crew

Answer 90

équipage

Question 91

purser

Answer 91

chef de cabine

Question 92

complimentary

Answer 92

gratuit

Question 93

disembark

Answer 93

descendre d’un avion

Question 94

domestic flight

Answer 94

vol national

Question 95

flight attendant

Answer 95

membre d’équipage

Question 96

galley

Answer 96

cuisine

Question 97

lavatory

Answer 97

toilettes

Question 98

motion sickness

Answer 98

mal des transports

Question 99

bin

Answer 99

compartiment à bagage

Question 100

to recline

Answer 100

abaisser son siège

Question 101

row

Answer 101

rangée

Question 102

trolley

Answer 102

chariot (pour poser ses bagages)

Question 103

window shade

Answer 103

volet de hublot