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You hear the "flap, flap" of his long wings as he dashes down among the cocuyos. You hear the hoof-stroke on the hard plain, the "crop" of the browsing steed, and the tinkling of the bit-ring, for the horses eat bridled.
On entend le flap-flap de ses grandes ailes quand elle descend en vol plané, le sol de la prairie résonne sourdement sous les sabots des chevaux, le craquement de l'herbe se mêle au tink-ling des anneaux des mors, car les chevaux mangent tout bridés.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Myriads of insects flap their gay wings: flowers of themselves.
Des myriades d'insectes agitent leurs ailes charmantes, semblables à des fleurs.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
'Multiple flap' top-side chafer
Tablier à volets multiples (multiple flap)
On the thresholds of the dug-outs, where cart-cloths and skins of animals hang and flap, squatting and bearded men watch our passing with expressionless eyes, as if they were looking at nothing.
Au seuil de leurs abris où pend et bat une peau de bête, ou une toile grise, des hommes accroupis, hirsutes, nous regardent passer d’un œil atone, comme s’ils ne regardaient rien.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Then came a murmur, like a sigh of the night, a fluttering of the canvas, the creaking of the boom, and the flap of the jib.
On entendit alors un léger murmure, semblable à un soupir de la nuit, et le foc commença à battre.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
The orientation of the flap must be basically vertical.
La bavette doit être placée dans un plan approximativement vertical.
But all at once she sank back without even a flap of the wings, and fell like a bullet.
Et, tout d’un coup, elle se renversa sans même un battement d’ailes, elle tomba comme un plomb.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
However, the rear extremity may be replaced by the rain flap, in which case this must extend to the upper part of the mudguard (or equivalent component).
Toutefois, l'extrémité arrière peut être remplacée par la bavette; dans ce cas, celle-ci doit s'étendre jusqu'à la partie supérieure du garde-boue (ou de l'élément équivalent).
No, no; flap down your fifty.
– Non, non, étalez-moi là-dessus vos cinquante dollars.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
The sheets of many vehicles are provided on the outside with a horizontal flap pierced by eyelets running along the length of the side of the vehicle.
Sur de nombreux véhicules , la bâche est munie à l'extérieur d'un rabat horizontal percé d'oeillets s'étendant le long de la paroi latérale du véhicule.
It looked ill-fitting and might be unbarred, so I pulled the table below it, and found that with a little effort I could raise the flap.
Cette trappe était mal ajustée et ne paraissait point cadenassée. Je tirai donc la table au-dessous de la trappe que je pus soulever avec un petit effort.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
a flap sewn or welded in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article;
un rabat cousu ou soudé conformément aux paragraphes 3 et 4 du présent article;
At one end, this military cordon expended to the Rue d'Arcole, which was gaudy with banners, while from the windows hung costly draperies which flapped languidly against the dingy house-fronts.
Un bout de cette double haie se perdait dans la rue d'Arcole, pavoisée de drapeaux, tendue aux fenêtres d'étoffes riches, qui battaient mollement, le long des maisons noires.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
In addition, ice which forms on the wings may interfere with or even block the high-lift flaps.
De plus, la glace qui se forme sur les ailes peut gêner ou même bloquer les volets hypersustentateurs.
The great cry of justice swept by amidst the same terrifying flapping of wings which Sodom and Gomorrah once heard bearing down upon them from all the black clouds of the horizon.
Le grand cri de justice passait, dans le bruit d’ailes terrifiant que Sodome et Gomorrhe avaient entendu venir, de toutes les ténèbres de l’horizon.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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flap

verb
Basic forms
Pastflapped
Imperativeflap
Present Participle (Participle I)flapping
Past Participle (Participle II)flapped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I flapwe flap
you flapyou flap
he/she/it flapsthey flap
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am flappingwe are flapping
you are flappingyou are flapping
he/she/it is flappingthey are flapping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have flappedwe have flapped
you have flappedyou have flapped
he/she/it has flappedthey have flapped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been flappingwe have been flapping
you have been flappingyou have been flapping
he/she/it has been flappingthey have been flapping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I flappedwe flapped
you flappedyou flapped
he/she/it flappedthey flapped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was flappingwe were flapping
you were flappingyou were flapping
he/she/it was flappingthey were flapping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had flappedwe had flapped
you had flappedyou had flapped
he/she/it had flappedthey had flapped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been flappingwe had been flapping
you had been flappingyou had been flapping
he/she/it had been flappingthey had been flapping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will flapwe shall/will flap
you will flapyou will flap
he/she/it will flapthey will flap
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be flappingwe shall/will be flapping
you will be flappingyou will be flapping
he/she/it will be flappingthey will be flapping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have flappedwe shall/will have flapped
you will have flappedyou will have flapped
he/she/it will have flappedthey will have flapped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been flappingwe shall/will have been flapping
you will have been flappingyou will have been flapping
he/she/it will have been flappingthey will have been flapping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would flapwe should/would flap
you would flapyou would flap
he/she/it would flapthey would flap
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be flappingwe should/would be flapping
you would be flappingyou would be flapping
he/she/it would be flappingthey would be flapping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have flappedwe should/would have flapped
you would have flappedyou would have flapped
he/she/it would have flappedthey would have flapped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been flappingwe should/would have been flapping
you would have been flappingyou would have been flapping
he/she/it would have been flappingthey would have been flapping
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am flappedwe are flapped
you are flappedyou are flapped
he/she/it is flappedthey are flapped
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being flappedwe are being flapped
you are being flappedyou are being flapped
he/she/it is being flappedthey are being flapped
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been flappedwe have been flapped
you have been flappedyou have been flapped
he/she/it has been flappedthey have been flapped
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was flappedwe were flapped
you were flappedyou were flapped
he/she/it was flappedthey were flapped
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being flappedwe were being flapped
you were being flappedyou were being flapped
he/she/it was being flappedthey were being flapped
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been flappedwe had been flapped
you had been flappedyou had been flapped
he/she/it had been flappedthey had been flapped
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be flappedwe shall/will be flapped
you will be flappedyou will be flapped
he/she/it will be flappedthey will be flapped
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been flappedwe shall/will have been flapped
you will have been flappedyou will have been flapped
he/she/it will have been flappedthey will have been flapped

flap

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseflapflaps
Possessive caseflap'sflaps'