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Vocabulary from A to B Flashcards

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Feu, en feu

A

Ablaze

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Travers de

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Abeam

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Accélération-arrêt

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Aborted take-off

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Au dessus

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Above

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Selon

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According to

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Exactitude

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Accuracy

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Accuser réception

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Acknowledge (to)

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Réel

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Actual

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Destinataire

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Adressee

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Dérive ( à la )

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Adrift

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Contraire

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Adverse

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Avis

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Advisory

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Cartes aéronautiques

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Aeronautical charts

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Avion

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Aeroplane

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Affirme

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Affirm

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Arrière / avant

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Aft / fore

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Avion agricole

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Ag aircraft

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Aileron

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Aileron

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Manifestation aérienne

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Air display

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Évacuation sanitaire

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Air evac

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Entrée d’air

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Air intake, air inlet

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Pont aérien

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Air lift

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Redémarrage en l’air

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Air restart

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Salon aéronautique

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Air show

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Cellule de régulation du trafic

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Air trafic flow management unit

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En l’air

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Airborne

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Aérofrein

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Airbrake

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Carnet de route

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Aircraft logbook

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Cellule

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Airframe

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Manuel d’exploitation

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Airplane operating manual

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Mal de l’air

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Airsickness

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Escalier intégré

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Airstair

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32
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Certificat de navigabilité

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Airworthiness certificate

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En état de vol

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Airworthy

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Allée ( cabine d’avion )

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Aisle

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Aire d’atterrissage hélicoptère

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Alighting pad

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Commande de profondeur monobloc

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All-flying tail plane

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Supposer

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Allege ( to )

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Allocation

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Allowance

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Presque

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Almost

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40
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Aérodrome de dégagement

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Alternate airfield

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Calage altimétrique

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Altimeter setting

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Élévation

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Altitude

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Ambulance

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Ambulance

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Vol sanitaire

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Ambulance flight

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Modifier

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Amend ( to )

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Parmi

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Among

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Quantité

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Amount

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Amphibie

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Amphibious

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Anoxie

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Anoxia

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Antenne

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Antenna

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Sens inverse aiguilles d’une montre

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Anti-clockwise

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Feu anti-collision

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Anti-collision beacon

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Antidérapage

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Anti-skid

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Enclume

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Anvil

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S’excuser

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Appologize ( to )

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Freiner

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Apply ( to ) the brakes

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Volet de procédure

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Approach plate

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Approuvé

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Approved

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Parking

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Apron

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Aire, surface, zone

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Aera

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S’élever

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Arise ( to ), arose, arisen

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Dès que possible

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As soon as possible

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Estimer

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Assess ( to )

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Enfin

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At last

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Au moins

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At least

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Tentative

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Attempt

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Assister à

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Attend ( to )

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Mise en drapeau automatique

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Auto-feathering

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Autogire

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Autogyro

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Disponible

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Available

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Moyen

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Average

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Moyenne ( en )

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Average ( on )

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Éviter

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Avoid ( to )

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Manoeuvre d’évitement

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Avoiding action

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Être au courant de

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Aware ( to be ) of

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Hache

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Axe

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Station arrière

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Back-course

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Retour de flamme

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Backfire

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Bruit de fond

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Background noise

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80
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Remonter la piste

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Backtrack ( to ) the runway

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Système de secours

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Backup system

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En arrière ( vers l’arrière )

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Backward

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Soute à bagages

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Baggage hold

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Éjecter ( s’ )

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Bale ( to ) out

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85
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Détonation

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Bang

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86
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Inclinaison

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Bank

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Incliner

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Bank ( to )

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Banderole

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Banner

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Étape de base

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Base leg

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Balise radio

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Beacon

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Faisceau, rayon

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Beam

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Devenir

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Become ( to ), became, become

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Derrière

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Behind

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94
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Atterrissage sur le ventre

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Belly landing

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En dessous

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Below

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Finesse Max

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Best gliding speed

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Au delà de

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Beyond

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Biplan

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Biplane

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Risque aviaire

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Bird hazard

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100
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Injection d´oiseaux

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Bird ingestion

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101
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Collision avec oiseaux

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Birdstrike

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102
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Réservoir souple

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Bladder tank

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103
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Pale ( d’une hélice )

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Blade

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104
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Couverture

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Blanket

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105
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Explosion

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Blast

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106
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Barrière anti-souffle

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Blast fence

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107
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Saigner

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Bleed ( to ), bled, bled

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108
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Ballon dirigeable

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Blimp, airship

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109
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Aveugle

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Blind

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110
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Clignoter

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Blink ( to )

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111
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Transfusion sanguine

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Blood transfusion

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112
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Groupe sanguin

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Blood type

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113
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Exploser

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Blow out ( to )

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114
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Gonfler

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Blow up ( to )

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115
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Faire sauter

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Blow up ( to )

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116
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Embarquer

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Board ( to )

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117
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Train de fuselage

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Body gear

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118
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Bogie, train de pneu

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Bogey

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119
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Embourbé

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Bogged down

120
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Boulon

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Bolt

121
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Équipe de déminage

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Bomb disposal unit

122
Q

Alerte à la bombe

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Bomb scare

123
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Alerte à la bombe

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Bomb threat

124
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Bombardier

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Bomber

125
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Pneumatique de dégivrage

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Boots

126
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Frontière

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Border

127
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Deux ( les )

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Both

128
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Rebondir

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Bounce

129
Q

Limite

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Boundary

130
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Frein

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Brake

131
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Freiner

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Brake ( to )

132
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Plaquette de frein

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Brake pad

133
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Coefficient de freinage

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Braking action

134
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Casser

A

Break ( to ), broke, broken

135
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Break break

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Break break

136
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Tomber en panne

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Breakdown ( to )

137
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Bureau de piste

A

Briefing office

138
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Belles éclaircies

A

Bright periods

139
Q

Diffuser

A

Broadcast ( to )

140
Q

Morcelés ( météo )

A

Broken ( BKN )

141
Q

Haché ( transmission )

A

Broken up

142
Q

Boucle de ceinture

A

Buckle

143
Q

Déformer ( se )

A

Buckle ( to )

144
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Index

A

Bug

145
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Cumulonimbus

A

Build-up

146
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Zone habitée

A

Build-up area

147
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Ampoule

A

Bulb

148
Q

Cloison étanche

A

Bulkead pressure

149
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Secousse

A

Bump

150
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Couchette

A

Bunk

151
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Grillé ( fusible )

A

Burnt out

152
Q

Exploser

A

Burst ( to )

153
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Double flux ( moteur )

A

By-pass ( engine )

154
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Contourner

A

By-pass ( to )

155
Q

Personnel de cabine

A

Cabin attendants

156
Q

Personnel navigant commercial ( PNC )

A

Cabin crew

157
Q

Escale, arrêt

A

Stop

158
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Indicatif

A

Call sign

159
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Annuler

A

Cancel ( to )

160
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Verrière

A

Canopy

161
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Commandant de bord

A

Captain

162
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Fret

A

Cargo

163
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Accomplir, mettre à exécution

A

Carry ( to ) out

164
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Rattraper

A

Carry ( to ) up

165
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Continuer

A

Carry ( to ) on

166
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Attention

A

Caution

167
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Prudent

A

Cautious

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Plafond

A

Ceiling

169
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Carte

A

Chart

170
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Conversation

A

Chat

171
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Vérification, contrôle

A

Check

172
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Vérifier

A

Check ( to )

173
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Enregistrement

A

Check-in

174
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Chef de cabine principal

A

Chief purser

175
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Cale

A

Chock

176
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Secousse

A

Chop

177
Q

Tour de piste

A

Circuit

178
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Bloc-bloc

A

Chock-to-chock

179
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Starter ( moteur )

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Choke

180
Q

Disjoncteurs

A

Circuit breakers

181
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Tours de piste

A

Circuits and bumps

182
Q

Dédouaner ( se faire )

A

Clear ( to ) the customs

183
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Trafic croisé

A

Clear of traffic

184
Q

Clairance

A

Clearance

185
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Limite d’autorisation

A

Clearance limit

186
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Autorisé

A

Cleared

187
Q

Sens des aiguilles d’une montre

A

Clockwise

188
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Clôturer, se rapprocher

A

Close ( to )

189
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Nébulosité

A

Cloudiness

190
Q

Brouillage sol ( radar )

A

Clutter

191
Q

Grand pas

A

Coarse pitch

192
Q

S’effondrer

A

Collapse ( to )

193
Q

Navette ( aller matin, retour soir )

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Commuter

194
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Compas, boussole

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Compass

195
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Conformer ( se ) à

A

Comply ( to )

196
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Compresseur

A

Compressor

197
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Obligatoire

A

Compulsory

198
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Béton

A

Concrete

199
Q

Confirmez

A

Confirm

200
Q

Correspondance

A

Connecting flight

201
Q

Hélice à vitesse constante

A

Constant speed propeller

202
Q

Contactez

A

Contact

203
Q

Souillure

A

Contamination

204
Q

Contenu

A

Content

205
Q

Traînée de condensation

A

Contrail

206
Q

Manche

A

Control column

207
Q

Gouvernes

A

Control surfaces

208
Q

Hélice à pas variable

A

Controllable pitch propeller

209
Q

Blocage des commandes

A

Controls lock

210
Q

Refroidir

A

Cool down ( to )

211
Q

Exact

A

Correct

212
Q

Correction

A

Correction

213
Q

Volets de capot

A

Cowl flaps

214
Q

Capotage

A

Cowling

215
Q

Capots moteur

A

Cowls

216
Q

Fêlé

A

Craked

217
Q

Véhicule de crash

A

Crash tender

218
Q

Ètoilé ( pare-brise )

A

Crazed

219
Q

Équipage

A

Crew

220
Q

Manifeste équipage

A

Crew manifest

221
Q

Traverser, passer, croiser

A

Cross ( to )

222
Q

Vent de travers

A

Crosswind

223
Q

Croisière

A

Cruise

224
Q

Béquilles

A

Crutches

225
Q

Couvre-feu

A

Curfew

226
Q

Courant, actuel

A

Current

227
Q

Douanes

A

Customs

228
Q

Endommager

A

Damage ( to )

229
Q

Humide

A

Damp

230
Q

Tiret

A

Dash

231
Q

Aube

A

Dawn

232
Q

Station de dégivrage

A

De-icing station

233
Q

Droit devant

A

Dead ahead

234
Q

Navigation à l’estime

A

Dead reckoning navigation

235
Q

Côté opposé au tour de piste

A

Dead side

236
Q

Atterrissage sans moteur

A

Dead stick landing

237
Q

Diminuer

A

Decrease ( to )

238
Q

Dégonflé

A

Deflated

239
Q

Retarder

A

Delay ( to )

240
Q

Aile delta

A

Delta wing

241
Q

Enfoncé, cabossé

A

Dented

242
Q

Départ

A

Departure

243
Q

Profondeur

A

Depth

244
Q

Détérioration

A

Deterioration

245
Q

Dispositif, mécanisme

A

Device

246
Q

Point de rosée

A

Dew point

247
Q

Cadran

A

Dial

248
Q

Composer un numéro

A

Dual ( to )

249
Q

Diminuer, obscurcir

A

Dim ( to )

250
Q

Jauge graduée

A

Dipstick

251
Q

Saleté, boue

A

Dirt

252
Q

Sale

A

Dirty

253
Q

Handicapé

A

Disabled

254
Q

Frein à disque

A

Disc brake

255
Q

Maladie

A

Desease

256
Q

Débarquer

A

Disembark ( to )

257
Q

Expédier

A

Dispatch ( to )

258
Q

Agent d’exploitation

A

Dispatcher

259
Q

Seuil décalé

A

Displaced threshold

260
Q

Ignorez, ne tenez pas compte

A

Disregard

261
Q

Désorganisé

A

Disrupted

262
Q

Désaffecté

A

Disused

263
Q

Fossé

A

Ditch

264
Q

Amerrissage forcé ( faire un )

A

Ditch ( to )

265
Q

Amerrissage forcé

A

Ditching

266
Q

Plonger

A

Dive ( to )

267
Q

Déroutement

A

Diversion

268
Q

Évitement

A

Dog leg

269
Q

Enfiler un masque à oxygène

A

Don ( to ) an oxygen mask

270
Q

Porte

A

Door

271
Q

Point

A

Dot

272
Q

Courant rabattant

A

Downdraught

273
Q

Pluie torrentielle

A

Downpour

274
Q

Branche vent arrière

A

Downwind leg

275
Q

Pansement

A

Dressing

276
Q

Dérive

A

Drift

277
Q

Dériver

A

Drift ( to )

278
Q

Tomber goutte à goutte

A

Drip ( to )

279
Q

Jauge ( plongeur )

A

Dripstick

280
Q

Bruine

A

Drizzle

281
Q

Baisse

A

Drop

282
Q

Frein à tambour

A

Drum brake

283
Q

Ivre

A

Drunk, intoxicated

284
Q

Sec

A

Dry

285
Q

Plein Nord

A

Due North

286
Q

À cause de

A

Due to

287
Q

Vidanger

A

Dump ( to )

288
Q

Crépuscule

A

Dusk

289
Q

Maux d’oreilles

A

Earache

290
Q

Venant de l’Est

A

Easterly wind

291
Q

Tourbillons

A

Eddies

292
Q

Gouverne de profondeur

A

Elevator

293
Q

Noyé dans la couche

A

Embedded

294
Q

Sortie de secours

A

Emergency exit

295
Q

Vide

A

Empty

296
Q

Rencontrer

A

Encounter ( to )

297
Q

Autonomie

A

Endurance

Aviation and Pilots (2 decks)

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