Grammatical class

Noun

avion

airplane

Details

Syllables

a-vion

Phonetics

a.vjɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

1146

Freq. (movies)

541

Freq. (news)

1308

Sentences

L'avion décolle.

The plane is taking off.

A1

J'irai en avion.

I'll go by plane.

A1

Prends un avion.

Take a plane.

A1

J'ai vu un avion.

I saw an aeroplane.

A1

– Qu’est ce que c’est que cette chose-là? – Ce n’est pas une chose. Ça vole. C’est un du. C’est mon du. Et j’étais fier de lui apprendre que je volais. Alors il s’écria: – Comment! tu es tombé du ciel!

— What is that thing? — That's not a thing. It flies. It's an airplane. It's my airplane. And I was proud to teach him that I was flying. Then he exclaimed: — What! You fell from the sky!

A2

C'est un vieil avion.

It's an old airplane.

A2

L'avion a été détourné.

The plane was hijacked.

A2

L'avion s'écrasa.

The plane crashed.

B1

Quand part ton avion ?

When does your plane depart?

B1

Cet avion est si moche.

That plane is so ugly.

B1

Où est ton billet d'avion ?

Where's your plane ticket?

B1

L'avion accéléra.

The plane increased speed.

B2