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copilote

co-pilot

noun koh-pee-LOT Rare

Usage Note

Copilote is used for both aviation (aircraft co-pilot) and rallying (the navigator who reads pace notes to the driver). In aviation the formal term is copilote or premier officier. The word can apply to a woman without change of form: la copilote.

Examples

"Le copilote a pris les commandes pendant la nuit."

Natural Translation

The co-pilot took the controls during the night.

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