crane

• Grande machine servant à soulever et déplacer des objets lourds, ou oiseau échassier de grande taille au long cou et aux longues pattes.

A noun referring to a large, tall machine used for lifting and moving heavy objects, or a type of bird with long legs and a long neck.

1. A2formal

   A large, long-legged, long-necked bird found in wetlands and grasslands.

   Grue (oiseau)

   • A crane stood gracefully in the shallow water.
   • We spotted a flock of cranes migrating south.
   • The crane's call echoed across the marsh.

2. A2formal

   A large machine with a long arm used for lifting and moving heavy objects.

   grue de levage

   • The construction site had a massive yellow crane.
   • They used a crane to lift the steel beams into place.
   • The crane operator carefully lowered the cargo onto the ship.

• Verbe signifiant allonger le cou pour mieux voir quelque chose, ou déplacer quelque chose à l’aide d’une grue.

A verb meaning to stretch out one's neck in order to see something better, or to move something with a crane.

1. Stretch neck to seeB2formal

   To stretch one's neck in order to see something better.

   tendre le cou pour voir

   • She craned her neck to see over the crowd.
   • He craned forward to catch a glimpse of the parade.
   • The children craned their heads out of the window to watch the fireworks.

   Synonymeselongateextendstrainstretch