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NOUN

le vent | les vents

NOUN	a vent \| vents	edit
VERB	to vent \| vented \| vented ... venting \| vents	edit
SYNO	blowhole \| vent \| vent-hole ...
blowhole \| vent \| vent-hole \| venthole to give vent \| to vent \| to ventilate vent \| volcano outlet \| release \| vent to air \| to air out \| to vent \| to ventilate © Princeton University

évacuer qc.

to vent sth. [air, gasses]

Nouns

météo. vent {m}

wind

évent {m}

vent [for gas etc.]

2 Words: Others

géogr. naut. au vent {adv}

(to) windward

2 Words: Nouns

géol. conduit {m} volcanique

vent [volcano]

vêt. coupe-vent {m}

windcheater [Br.]

vêt. coupe-vent {m}

windbreaker (jacket)

géol. fissure {f} volcanique

fissure vent

aviat. météo. vent {m} cisaillant

wind shear [danger to aircraft]

astron. vent {m} solaire

solar wind

3 Words: Others

constr. hermétique au vent {adj}

draftproof [Am.]

constr. hermétique au vent {adj}

draughtproof [Br.]

météo. hermétique au vent {adj}

windproof

météo. hermétique au vent {adj}

windtight

météo. hermétique au vent {adj}

wind-proof

géogr. naut. sous le vent {adv}

leeward

3 Words: Verbs

avoir vent de qc. [loc.]

to get wind of sth. [idiom]

flairer le vent

to read the wind [Am.]

flairer le vent

to see which way the wind is blowing [idiom]

naut. virer vent arrière

to jibe

3 Words: Nouns

météo. cisaillement {m} du vent

wind shear [rate that wind velocity changes]

géogr. naut. côté {m} au vent

weather side

géogr. naut. côté {m} au vent

windward side

coup {m} de vent

gust

météo. direction {f} du vent

wind direction

géogr. Îles {f.pl} du Vent

Windward Islands [also: Islands of Barlovento] [the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles]

mus. instrument {m} à vent

wind instrument

moulin {m} à vent

windmill

météo. saute {f} de vent

shifting of the wind

météo. vent {m} de sable

desert wind

météo. vent {m} de travers

crosswind

vent {m} du changement [fig.]

wind of change [fig.]

4 Words: Others

météo. à l'abri du vent {adj} {past-p}

wind-protected

météo. à l'abri du vent {adj} {past-p}

protected from the wind

météo. à l'abri du vent {adj} {past-p}

sheltered (from the wind)

en coup de vent {adv}

with lightning speed

en coup de vent {adv}

in no time (at all) [idiom]

en coup de vent {adv} [loc.]

in next to no time [idiom]

Le vent a tourné. [loc.]

The luck has turned. [idiom]

Le vent a tourné. [loc.]

The tide has turned. [idiom]

Le vent a tourné. [loc.]

The worm has turned. [idiom]

Le vent a tourné. [loc.]

The boot is on the other foot. [idiom]

Le vent a tourné. [loc.]

The shoe is on the other foot. [idiom] [Am.]

4 Words: Verbs

défouler sa colère contre qn.

to vent one's anger on sb.

donner libre cours à qc. [colère, indignation]

to give vent to sth.

laisser exploser sa colère

to give vent to one's anger

4 Words: Nouns

cuis. bouchée {f} à la reine

vol-au-vent

aviat. côté {m} abrité du vent

slipstream

aviat. côté {m} abrité du vent

wake [slipstream]

naut. côté {m} abrité du vent

lee (side)

géogr. côte {m} exposée au vent

coast exposed to the wind

géogr. îles {f.pl} Sous-le-Vent

Leeward Islands [a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean]

5+ Words: Others

naut. au plus près (du vent) {adv} [allure]

close-hauled

naut. au plus serré (du vent) {adv} [allure]

close-hauled

aussi rapide que le vent {adv}

like the wind [idiom]

Elle est entrée dans la pièce en coup de vent.

She bounded into the room.

météo. Il y a du vent.

It's windy.

météo. Le vent souffle en tempête.

There's a gale-force wind.

météo. pas un souffle de vent {adv}

not a breath of wind

Qui sème le vent récolte la tempête. [loc.]

He who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind. [idiom]

5+ Words: Verbs

naut. avoir le vent en poupe

to run before the wind

naut. avoir le vent en poupe [aussi fig.]

to have a following wind [also fig.]

naut. avoir le vent en poupe [aussi fig.]

to have the wind in one's sails [also fig.]

avoir le vent en poupe [fig.]

to be tipped for success

avoir le vent en poupe [fig.]

to have a good head of steam [fig.] [to be progressing well]

avoir le vent en poupe [loc.]

to be riding high [idiom]

avoir le vent en poupe [loc.]

to be on a roll [idiom]

météo. naut. être le jouet du vent

to be at the mercy of the wind

naut. être livré au caprice du vent et des vagues [loc.]

to be handed over to the will of wind and wave [idiom]

être porté par le vent [sable, papier]

to be blown along by the wind

flotter au gré du vent

to flutter in the wind

dr. pol. passer qc. en coup de vent [loc.] [loi]

to rush sth. through [idiom]

naut. présenter les voiles au vent

to set the sails into the wind

Fiction (Literature and Film)

film F Le Lion et le Vent

The Wind and the Lion [John Milius]

film F Nausicaä de la Vallée du Vent [Hayao Miyazaki]

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

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