Grammatical class
Noun
orbite
orbit (path of one object around another)
Details
Syllables
or-bi-te
Phonetics
ɔʁ.bit
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
14723
Freq. (movies)
4258
Freq. (news)
9307
Variants
Sentences
L'ASE a mis un satellite en orbite.
The ESA put a satellite into orbit.
La fusée est en orbite autour de la Lune.
The rocket is in orbit around the moon.
Le satellite est en orbite autour de la lune.
The satellite is in orbit around the moon.
La Terre se déplace en orbite autour du Soleil.
The earth travels in an orbit around the sun.
Il n’entra pas en orbite terrestre.
It didn't enter Earth orbit.
C'est la gravité du Soleil qui maintient la Terre dans son orbite.
It's the Sun's gravity that keeps the Earth in its orbit.
Changez un peu l'orbite d'un seul astéroïde et nous avons de gros reptiles à la place des gens.
Change the orbit slightly of a single asteroid and we have big reptiles instead of people.
La planète Saturne complète son orbite en trente ans.
The planet Saturn completes its orbit within thirty years.
Ni la Terre, ni son orbite ne sont parfaitement circulaires.
Neither the Earth nor its orbit is perfectly round.