avion
airplane
The French word for airplane is 'avion'. Much like in English, it's used to refer to a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. It's used in the same contexts as the English word, such as in conversations about travel.
Example sentences using: avion
L'avion survole la ville.
The plane is flying over the city.
This is a sentence describing an action of a plane, using the present tense verb 'survole' which means 'is flying over'.
Je prends l'avion demain.
I am taking the plane tomorrow.
This is a sentence expressing a future action. In French, the near future can be expressed with the present tense of the verb and a time indicator such as 'demain' which means 'tomorrow'.
C'est un avion rapide.
This is a fast plane.
This is a sentence using the noun 'avion' in a descriptive clause. The adjective 'rapide' means 'fast'.