How do you pronounce 'Kite' and 'cerf-volant'?

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What is an example sentence for Kite in French?

English: "The children were flying colorful kites in the park." | French: "Les enfants faisaient voler des cerfs-volants colorés dans le parc."

noun · verb

English to French Dictionary

kite Meaning in French (kite signification en français)

Q: What is 'cerf-volant' called in English?

'cerf-volant' in English is called "Kite". Kite refers to: Une structure légère recouverte de papier ou de tissu, que l'on fait voler dans le vent au bout d'une longue ficelle.

nouncerf-volant, milan

verbfaire voler un cerf-volant

cerf-volant in English:kite

Phonetic:sɛʁ-vɔ-lɑ̃

Plural: kites

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de kite en français est cerf-volant, milan, faire voler un cerf-volant. (Une structure légère recouverte de papier ou de tissu, que l'on fait voler dans le vent au bout d'une longue ficelle.)

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Kite visual illustration - Meaning in French (cerf-volant)

Visual representation of "kite"

Definitions of Kite

1
noun(colloquial)
cerf-volant
A light framework covered with paper or cloth, flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
Une structure légère recouverte de papier ou de tissu, que l'on fait voler dans le vent au bout d'une longue ficelle.
2
noun
milan
A bird of prey with long, narrow wings and a forked tail, typically preying on small mammals and insects.
Un oiseau de proie aux ailes longues et étroites et à la queue fourchue, qui se nourrit généralement de petits mammifères et d'insectes.
3
verb
faire voler un cerf-volant
To fly a kite in the air.
Faire voler un cerf-volant dans les airs.

Example Sentences

“The children were flying colorful kites in the park.”

Les enfants faisaient voler des cerfs-volants colorés dans le parc.

“A red kite soared gracefully above the fields.”

Un milan rouge planait gracieusement au-dessus des champs.

“He learned to kite surf on his vacation.”

Il a appris le kitesurf pendant ses vacances.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

cerf-volantmilan

In English:

paper kitetoy kite

Inflected Word Forms

past tensekited

gerundkiting

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

fly a kitecollocation

To engage in the activity of flying a kite.

go fly a kiteidiom

An informal way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you.