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
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
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).
– 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
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
Past
flapped
Imperative
flap
Present Participle (Participle I)
flapping
Past Participle (Participle II)
flapped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I flap
we flap
you flap
you flap
he/she/it flaps
they flap
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am flapping
we are flapping
you are flapping
you are flapping
he/she/it is flapping
they are flapping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have flapped
we have flapped
you have flapped
you have flapped
he/she/it has flapped
they have flapped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been flapping
we have been flapping
you have been flapping
you have been flapping
he/she/it has been flapping
they have been flapping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I flapped
we flapped
you flapped
you flapped
he/she/it flapped
they flapped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was flapping
we were flapping
you were flapping
you were flapping
he/she/it was flapping
they were flapping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had flapped
we had flapped
you had flapped
you had flapped
he/she/it had flapped
they had flapped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been flapping
we had been flapping
you had been flapping
you had been flapping
he/she/it had been flapping
they had been flapping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will flap
we shall/will flap
you will flap
you will flap
he/she/it will flap
they will flap
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be flapping
we shall/will be flapping
you will be flapping
you will be flapping
he/she/it will be flapping
they will be flapping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have flapped
we shall/will have flapped
you will have flapped
you will have flapped
he/she/it will have flapped
they will have flapped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been flapping
we shall/will have been flapping
you will have been flapping
you will have been flapping
he/she/it will have been flapping
they will have been flapping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would flap
we should/would flap
you would flap
you would flap
he/she/it would flap
they would flap
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be flapping
we should/would be flapping
you would be flapping
you would be flapping
he/she/it would be flapping
they would be flapping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have flapped
we should/would have flapped
you would have flapped
you would have flapped
he/she/it would have flapped
they would have flapped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice