| Traductions supplémentaires |
| pilot adj | (trial) (projet) | pilote adj |
| | | d'essai loc adj |
| | The pilot scheme has been a great success, so now we're going to set it up across the country. |
| | Le projet pilote a été un grand succès, alors nous allons maintenant le lancer dans tout le pays. |
| pilot n | (TV show: trial episode) (épisode, émission) | pilote nm |
| | The pilot didn't get good audience figures, so the series wasn't made. |
| | Le pilote n'a pas obtenu une grande part d'audience, la série n'a donc pas été produite. |
| pilot n | (trial or test) | pilote, modèle, essai nm |
| | We're running a pilot to see if the scheme works and, if it does, we'll use it nationwide. |
| | Nous menons un pilote pour voir si le programme fonctionne, et si c'est le cas nous l'utiliserons dans tout le pays. |
| pilot n | (specialist coastal navigator) (navigation) | pilote nm |
| | The ship took a pilot on board to steer them into harbour. |
| | Un pilote monta à bord du navire pour le faire entrer dans le port. |
| pilot n | (person who steers ship) (de bateau) | pilote nm |
| | The pilot steered the ship safely around the rocks. |
| | Le pilote du bateau a contourné les rochers en toute sécurité. |
| pilot n | (pilot light) | flamme pilote nf |
| | If the boiler isn't working, check that the pilot is on. |
| | Si la chaudière ne fonctionne pas, vérifiez si la flamme pilote est allumée. |
| pilot [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (lead, guide) (figuré : guider, diriger) | piloter⇒ vtr |
| | Amy piloted the company through a difficult first year. |
| | Amy a piloté l'entreprise à travers une première année difficile. |
Formes composées
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| airline pilot n | (person who flies passenger plane) | pilote de ligne nm |
automatic pilot,
autopilot n | (aircraft: automatic control) | pilote automatique, pilotage automatique nm |
| | The plane was flying on automatic pilot across the Atlantic. |
automatic pilot,
autopilot n | figurative (functioning without thought) (figuré) | pilotage automatique nm |
| | (figuré, car fatigué) | radar nm |
| | (figuré, car on connaît) | les yeux fermés loc adv |
| | It was a routine task, so Janice slipped into autopilot. |
| bomber pilot n | (pilot: drops bombs) | pilote de bombardier nm |
| | Norman was a bomber pilot during the Vietnam war. |
| bush pilot | (small aircraft pilot) | pilote de brousse nmf |
| commercial pilot | (airline pilot) | pilote de ligne nmf |
copilot,
also UK: co-pilot n | (aircraft pilot: has joint control) | copilote nmf |
| | When the pilot had a heart attack, the co-pilot took over. |
| | Quand le pilote a eu une crise cardiaque, le copilote l'a remplacé. |
copilot [sth],
also UK: co-pilot [sth]⇒ vtr | (aircraft: control jointly) | être le copilote (de [qqn]) (sur [qch]) loc v |
| | Roger co-piloted the plane with Captain Sanderson. |
| | Roger est le copilote du Capitaine Sanderson sur l'avion. |
| fighter pilot n | ([sb] who pilots a bomber plane) | pilote de chasse nmf |
| | My grandfather was a fighter pilot in World War II. |
| glider pilot n | ([sb] who flies small aircraft) | pilote de planeur nmf |
jack ladder,
pilot ladder n | (nautical: Jacob's ladder) (Nautique) | échelle de pilote nf |
on automatic pilot,
on autopilot expr | (doing [sth] in an unthinking way) | en pilote automatique, en pilotage automatique loc adv |
| pilot book n | (nautical: navigation guide) (Nautique) | guide de navigation nm |
| pilot chart n | (chart of atmospheric conditions) (Météorologie, anglicisme) | pilot chart nf |
| | | carte pilote, carte de pilotage nf |
| pilot chart n | (chart of conditions for mariners) (Nautique, anglicisme) | pilot chart nf |
| | | carte pilote, carte de pilotage nf |
| pilot hole n | (woodworking: hole for guidance) (Menuiserie) | pré-trou, avant-trou nm |
pilot license (US),
pilot's licence (UK) n | (aircraft permit) | brevet de pilote nm |
| pilot light n | (light indicating gas supply) | veilleuse nf |
| | The gas central heating wouldn't come on because the pilot light was out. |
| pilot plant n | (experimental industrial plant) | usine pilote nf |
| pilot production n | ([sth] produced on a trial basis) | pilote nm |
pilot program (US),
pilot programme (UK) n | (trial scheme) | programme pilote nm |
| | The company tried a new advertising method in just a few stores, as a pilot program. |
| | La société a essayé une nouvelle méthode de publicité dans quelques magasins seulement en tant que programme pilote. |
| pilot study n | (trial done for research) | étude pilote nf |
| | The drug has not yet been approved, but the results of the pilot study were very positive. |
| | | projet pilote nm |
| pilot whale n | (variety of sea mammal) (cétacé) | globicéphale nm |
| test pilot n | ([sb] who flies aircraft to trial them) | pilote d'essai nm |
| | Depuis toujours, il rêvait de devenir pilote d'essai. |