airborne

airborne
adjective (in the air or flying: We were airborne five minutes after boarding the plane; airborne germs.) en el aire
airborne
tr['eəbɔːn]
adjective
1 (troops) aerotransportado,-a
2 (aircraft) en el aire
airborne ['ær.born] adj
1) : aerotransportado
airborne troops: tropas aerotransportadas
2) flying: volando, en el aire
airborne
adj.
• aerotransportado, -a adj.
• en el aire adj.
• transmitido por el aire adj.
adjective
a) <seeds/dust> transportado por el aire; <troops/units> aerotransportado
b) (off the ground)

the plane is now airborne — el avión ha despegado

I realized we were airborne — me di cuenta de que volábamos

['ɛǝbɔːn]
1. ADJ
1) [aircraft] volando, en el aire

to become airborne — elevarse en los aires, subir

we shall soon be airborne — el avión despegará pronto

suddenly we were airborne — de repente nos vimos en el aire

we were airborne for eight hours — volamos durante ocho horas

2) (Mil) aerotransportado

airborne troops — tropas fpl aerotransportadas

3) [virus, germ, bacteria] transmitido por el aire; [seed] llevado por el aire
2.
CPD

airborne attack N — ataque m aéreo

* * *
adjective
a) <seeds/dust> transportado por el aire; <troops/units> aerotransportado
b) (off the ground)

the plane is now airborne — el avión ha despegado

I realized we were airborne — me di cuenta de que volábamos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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