What does sillage in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word sillage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sillage in French.
The word sillage in French means wake, vapour trail, wake, trail, in the wake of, in 's wake, in the wake of, bring about, bring in its wake, trail in its wake, bring a trail of in its wake, have a trail of in its wake. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word sillage
wakenom masculin (trace d'écume) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les mouettes plongent dans le sillage du bateau. The gulls dived into the ship's wake. |
vapour trailnom masculin (turbulences) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Nous regardions dans le ciel bleu le sillage des avions. We watched the vapour trails of planes across the blue sky. |
wake, trailnom masculin (figuré (traces, pas) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il admirait cet homme politique et restait dans son sillage. He admired the politician and followed in his wake. |
in the wake of(figuré (près de [qch]) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") On trouve toujours des mouettes dans le sillage des bateaux de pêche. |
in 's wake, in the wake of(figuré (proche de [qqn]) (figurative) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Jean-Jacques a toujours été dans le sillage de ce député. |
bring aboutlocution verbale (figuré (se faire suivre) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) Cet orateur sait entraîner les gens dubitatifs dans son sillage |
bring in its wakelocution verbale (figuré (générer) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Les confinements ont entraîné dans leur sillage une explosion du télétravail et des outils de visioconférence. |
trail in its wake, bring a trail of in its wake, have a trail of in its wakelocution verbale (navire : être suivi par) (boat, ship) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Les chalutiers entraînent de nombreuses mouettes dans leur sillage. |
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