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survoler

to fly over

verb soor-voh-LEH Rare

Also means

to skim, glance over

Usage Note

Survoler literally means to fly over a place in an aircraft. Figuratively, survoler un sujet means 'to skim over a topic without going into detail'. The related noun is survol (masculine), meaning 'overflight' or 'quick overview'.

Examples

"L'avion survole les Alpes en ce moment."

Natural Translation

The plane is flying over the Alps right now.

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