Vaisseau (en. Vessel)

[vɛ.so]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A maritime vehicle designed to navigate the seas and oceans.

The flagship was built to withstand storms.

Le vaisseau amiral a été construit pour résister aux tempêtes.

A warship or cargo ship.

Merchant vessels transport goods around the world.

Les vaisseaux marchands transportent des marchandises à travers le monde.

A metal structure used for transportation, as in space travel.

The spaceship launched from Earth.

Le vaisseau spatial a décollé de la Terre.

From Latin 'vessellum', diminutive of 'vas', meaning container.

warship

An armed ship intended for combat.

vaisseau de guerre

spaceship

A vehicle used for traveling in space.

vaisseau spatial

flagship

The principal ship of a fleet.

vaisseau amiral

navigation

The action of navigating, moving on water.

navigation

sailor

Related to the sea, to navigation.

marin

armament

The military equipment of a vessel.

armement

Vessel in a figurative sense to refer to a woman (slang).

Look at that beautiful vessel in the bar.

Regarde cette belle vaisseau dans le bar.

Used to speak of transportation in general, often humorously.

We’re taking a vessel to get to the party.

On prend un vaisseau pour rejoindre la soirée.