survoler
Meanings
Verb
1. to fly over (transitive)
2. to skip through, to browse quickly
3. to fly high
Examples13
Nous survolons le Pacifique.
We are flying over the Pacific.
J'ai survolé l'article.
I skimmed through the article.
Il a survolé le texte.
He skimmed the text.
L'avion a survolé l'île.
The plane flew over the island.
L'avion a survolé Athènes.
The airplane flew over Athens.
Il a survolé le journal avant de se coucher.
He glanced over the newspaper before turning in.