How is the word planeur translated from French to English

English translation
Glider
noun

Aéronef qui vole sans moteur.

An aircraft that flies without an engine.

Examples with “planeur”

See how the word “planeur” is used in sentences

  • Le planeur tournait au-dessus des collines. — The glider circled above the hills.

  • Le planeur s'élevait avec grâce au-dessus des arbres. — The glider soared gracefully above the trees.

  • La balancelle sous la véranda est si reposante. — The glider on the porch is so relaxing.

  • Les planeurs ont besoin d'un avion pour être remorqués. — Gliders need a plane to tow them up.

  • As-tu déjà vu un planeur en vol ? — Have you ever seen a glider in action?

  • Peux-tu pousser la balancelle un peu plus loin ? — Can you push the glider a little further?

  • Le pilote a posé le planeur dans un large champ. — The pilot landed the glider in a wide field.

  • Nous avons regardé le planeur se poser doucement sur l'herbe. — We watched the glider land softly on the grass.

  • J'adore m'asseoir dans cette vieille balancelle les soirs d'été. — I love sitting in that old glider during summer evenings.

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