l’avion
On this page you’ll find a of French airplane vocabulary. This list covers multiple parts of the aircraft, different kids of aircrafts as well as a few key verbs.
Vocabulary list
- aileron l’aireron
- airliner un avoin de ligne
- airplane/aircraft un avion
- bomber le bombardier
- cabin la cabine
- co-pilot le copilote
- cockpit un cockpit
- engine un réacteur
- exit la sortie
- fighter plane le chasseur
- fine la dérive
- fuselage un fuselage
- helicopter l’hélicoptère
- hot air balloon la montgolfière
- landing gear le train d’atterrissage
- latitude l’altitude
- light aircraft l’avoin léger
- microlight l’ULM
- nose (of the plane) le nez
- nose wheel la roue de nez
- pilot le pilote
- private jet le jet privé
- propeller l’hélice
- sea plane l’hydravion
- seat le siège
- supersonic jet l’avion supersonique
- tail la queue
- tailplane l’empennage
- window un hublot
- wing une aile
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More resources:
- Parts of the plane (Frenchtoday.com)
Suggested audio French courses from Frenchtoday.com
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