vol

flight

noun VOL Less Common

Also means

theft

Usage Note

Vol is a striking homonym: le vol Paris-Londres is a flight, while le vol à l'étalage is shoplifting. Both come from different verbs — voler meaning 'to fly' and voler meaning 'to steal' — which are themselves homonyms. Context almost always resolves the ambiguity, but the overlap is a well-known curiosity of French that learners quickly notice.

Examples

"Notre vol part à dix heures du matin."

Natural Translation

Our flight leaves at ten in the morning.

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