survoler
French → English
(aviation) Fly over: to fly directly above a specific area, building, or country
L'hélicoptère doit survoler la forêt pour repérer les départs d'incendie.
(English) The helicopter must fly over the forest to spot the start of fires.
Il est interdit de survoler les zones militaires avec un drone civil.
(English) It is forbidden to fly over military zones with a civilian drone.
(intellectual) Skim: to read or study a subject very quickly and superficially
J'ai seulement eu le temps de survoler le rapport avant la réunion.
(English) I only had time to skim the report before the meeting.
Dans son discours, le ministre n'a fait que survoler les causes de la crise.
(English) In his speech, the minister only skimmed over the causes of the crisis.
Entry ID: fr:en:survoler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary