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 Translation for 'kite' from English to French
NOUN   a kite | kites
VERB   to kite | kited | kited
kiting | kites
sport
cerf-volant {m}
kite
2 Words
jeux
cerf-volant {m} cellulaire
box kite
3 Words
jeux
faire voler un cerf-volant
to fly a kite
jouets
faire du cerf-volant
to fly a kite
lancer un ballon d'essai [loc.]to fly a kite [fig.] [idiom]
4 Words
Dégage ! [fam.]Go fly a kite! [Am.] [coll.]
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
orn.T
élanion {m} naucler [Chelictinia riocourii, syn. : Elanoides riocourii, Elanus riocourii]
(African) swallow-tailed kite
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élanion {m} d'Australie [Elanus axillaris, syn. : Elanus notatus]
(Australian) black-shouldered kite
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milan {m} noir [Milvus migrans]
black kite
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milan {m} brun [Milvus lineatus]
black-eared kite
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élanion {m} blac [Elanus caeruleus]
black-winged kite
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élanion {m} blanc [Elanus caeruleus]
black-winged kite
entom.T
grand planeur {m} [Idea leuconoe] [papillon diurne]
paper kite [butterfly]
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milan {m} royal [Milvus milvus]
red kite
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bondrée {f} à queue carrée [Lophoictinia isura]
square-tailed kite
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milan {m} à bec jaune [Milvus aegyptius]
yellow-billed kite
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Usage Examples English
  • L'aile d'eau L'aile d'eau (mastless boat is a water kite or paravane) The group succeeded in having a double-kite system with one kite an air kite and the other kite a paravane water kite.
  • Kite mooring refers to a specific method used to secure a kite in flight.
  • Kite flying with the Queensland Kite Flyers Society is held twice a month at Pelican Park on Hornibrook Esplanade, Clontarf. Each May, the council hosts a large kite-flying event called Kitefest.
  • An Incendiary kite(also Firebomb kite, flaming kite, Fire Kite) is a kite with a bomb, incendiary device, or Molotov cocktail attached.
  • Vigors' original description contained both the swallow-tailed kite ("N. ...

  • All of the Bow kite's advantages are because of its concave trailing edge.
  • This type of foil kite is related to the leading edge inflatable kite and the bow kite, which have a similar shape but typically do not include a rigid frame.
  • Kite aerial photography is a simple, cheap, technique.
  • Topics included below specially affect the kite's wing, kite's essential tether, kite's mooring, uses of kites, kite applications, and kite control systems.
  • Amongst his recreations is kite flying as a founder of the Kite Club of Scotland. He has written about the Tetrahedral kite.

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