| B |
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Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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back-paddling, paddling backwards |
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pagayage arrière, dénage, rétropulsion, marche arrière |
Konterschlag, Rückstoss, rückwarts paddeln |
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back-rest / back support
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dosseret |
Rückenstütze, Rückenlehne |
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backing |
wind changing direction counter-clockwise (see also veering) |
reculant, retournant, revenant (indique que le vent change de direction dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d'une montre) |
linksdrehend |
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baidarka
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baidarka |
Baidarka |
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bail out |
to empty a boat using a bucket or by turning it upside-down. See also deep-water rescue |
écoper, vider |
lenzen |
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bale out
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to get out of your kayak while it is upside down |
dessalage, sortie d'urgence |
aussteigen |
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ballast, ballasted |
heavy weight (usually bags of sand or stones) carried in small boat to improve stability |
lest, lesté |
Ballast |
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bar
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underwater sandbank across the mouth of a river |
barre (banc de sable à l'embouchure d'un fleuve) |
Bank, Sandbank |
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base-layer clothing
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thin synthetic clothing worn next to the skin |
sous vêtement thermal |
Funktionsunterwäsche |
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bay / cove
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baie / anse |
Bucht |
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beam / breadth
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width of a kayak |
largeur |
Breite |
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bearing
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navigation - the angle from north of a line joining two points |
relèvement |
Peilung |
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Beaufort scale
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index of wind strength |
échelle de Beaufort |
Windstärke (Beaufort) |
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bilge, round
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on a cross-section through a hull, the bilges are the parts which are lowest and furthest from the centreline. Greenland kayaks have an angular bilge called a chine. Most other kayaks have a round bilge. See also chine |
coque ronde
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Rundspant, U-förmiger Querschnitt
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biocomposite
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materials for composite construction which are derived from plants |
bio-composite |
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bivouac bag / bivvy bag
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a very small tent without poles, made of waterproof breathable fabric |
tente-abri bivouac, sursac |
Biwaksack |
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blade
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the thin, flat end of a kayak paddle |
pale, pelle |
Blatt, Paddelblatt |
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blade edge |
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tranche de la pale |
Paddelkante |
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boat |
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bateau |
Boot |
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bow /
stem |
the front of a boat |
avant, proue /
étrave |
Bug, Vorderschiff /
Steven |
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bow rescue, Eskimo rescue |
see also paddle rescue, side rescue |
sauvetage eskimo, récupération à l'esquimaude, récupération en pointe |
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brace
high brace /
low brace |
kayaking stroke used as a precaution when there is a risk you may lose your balance |
appui
appui en suspension, appui tiré /
appui en poussée |
Stütze
Konterschlagstütze /
Paddelstütze |
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braces / shoulder straps / suspenders |
shoulder straps for trousers or spraydeck |
bretelles |
Schultergurte |
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break in
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whitewater expression - to go across an eddyline into fast water |
reprise de courant |
in der Strömung einfahren |
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break out |
whitewater expression - to go across an eddyline into an eddy |
stop courant |
das Kehrwasser einfahren |
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breakers
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breaking waves |
brisantes, vagues déferlantes |
Brandung, brechender See |
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breathable
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waterproof fabric which allows water vapour to pass through |
imper-respirant |
atmungsaktive |
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breeze |
see wind |
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broach (v.)
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normally, when a sailing boat loses control while running downwind and suddenly turns through 90 degrees. In Kayarchy, to turn parallel to a steep wave, unintentionally |
normalement, auloffée involontaire d'un voilier mais ici, dérapage involontaire se mettant parallèle à la vague |
Querschlagen |
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bulkhead
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cloison |
Schott, Schottwand |
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bungee / shock cord
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élastiques, sandows |
Gummiseil |
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buoy, lateral
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navigation mark on the edge of a deep-water channel |
bouée latérale |
laterale Betonnung |
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buoy, cardinal
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navigation mark used to indicate isolated hazards |
bouée cardinale |
Kardinal-Betonnung |
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buoyancy aid / personal flotation device (PFD)
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gilet / aide à la flottabilité / veste de flottaison individuelle (VFI) |
Schwimmweste, Rettungsveste |
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buoyancy bag |
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sac de flottaison, réserve de flottabilité |
Auftriebskörper |
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buoyancy chamber / watertight compartment |
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caisson, soute, réservoir de flottabilité |
Stauraum |
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English |
Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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cag, cagoule
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waterproof kayaking jacket. See also anorak, drytop |
cagoule, anorak |
Paddeljacke |
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camping, wild
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camping but not on an official campsite |
camping sauvage |
wildes Zelten |
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canoe, Canadian
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traditional Canadian open boat. In English, the word is sometimes wrongly used to mean a kayak |
canoë |
Kanu, Kanadier |
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capsize, to capsize
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to turn upside down |
dessalage, chavirer/ dessaler |
Kenterung, kentern |
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carbon fibre
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(used as reinforcement in plastic composite construction) |
(fibre de) carbone |
Kohle, Carbon, CFC |
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cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
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technique of First Aid |
réanimation cardio-pulmonaire |
Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung (HLW) |
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cartwheel / ender/ loop / pitchpole
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faire une chandelle, sancir, chavirer cul par dessus tête |
Kerze |
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casualty
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in Kayarchy, a person who needs assistance |
victime, secouru, dessalé |
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centreboard / daggerboard
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vertical fin under the centre of a sailing boat, can be moved up and down |
dérive pivotante / dérive sabre |
Kielschwert |
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(deep water) channel
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chenal |
Tiefwasserweg, Fahrwasser |
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channel 16, emergency channel
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the VHF channel for distress, safety and calling |
voie 16, canal de détresse |
Kanal 16, Sprechfunk für Not- und Sicherheitszwecke |
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chart
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nautical / maritime map |
carte marine |
Seekarte, Karte |
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chart datum |
level from which depths are measured by cartographer |
zéro des cartes, zéro hydrographique |
Seekartennull |
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chine
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bilge with an angular shape. See also next entry, below |
bouchain vif |
Knick |
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hard chine
/ soft chine
double chine |
see also bilge, round |
coque en V, coque à bouchain vif
/ bouchain adouci
coque à double bouchain |
Knickspant, V-förmiges Querschnitt
/ *
doppelter Knickspant |
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chop, choppy
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see sea state |
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chopped strand mat
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CSM, a fibreglass reinforcement for composite kayaks |
mat |
Glasmatte, Glasfasermatte |
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cleat |
small plastic or metal object attached to deck and used to hold or tension a rope |
taquet, cabrion |
Klemme |
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closed-cell foam
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a plastic foam consisting of many sealed bubbles of air or nitrogen |
mousse à alvéoles fermées |
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coach / instructor
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coaming, rim
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edge of cockpit to which spraydeck is attached |
hiloire, lèvre, rebord |
Süllrand |
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Coastguard
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garde-côte, CROSS |
Küstenwacht Küstenwache |
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cockpit
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centre section of a kayak, including the seat and footrest. See also keyhole cockpit |
cockpit, habitacle |
Cockpit |
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cold-moulding
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method of building a wooden kayak |
bois moulé |
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cold shock,
swim failure,
hypothermia
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medical hazards of kayaking in cool climates |
cold shock (choc thermique dû au froid),
l'épuisement à la nage,
hypothermie |
Kälteschock,
Schwimmversagen,
Unterkühlung / Hypothermie |
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come out of your kayak, to (v.)
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idiom meaning to capsize, fail to roll and finish up in the water beside your kayak |
dessaler, sortir du kayak |
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compass, hiking / compass, deck
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navigator's tool for measuring bearings |
boussole à plaquette / compas de route |
Linealkompass / Kompass |
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compass rose
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circle printed on a chart as an aid to navigators |
rose de compas, rose des vents |
Windrose |
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composite
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plastic reinforced with fibreglass, Kevlar, etc |
composite |
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contour line
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line printed on map or chart joining points of equal height or depth |
courbe de niveau |
Höhenlinie |
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co-ordinates
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an accurate position on land or sea stated in degrees of latitude and longitude |
coordonnées |
Koordinaten |
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cord
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rope with a diameter of about 6 mm or less |
cordelette |
Reepschnur |
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course (n.) |
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route |
Kurs |
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course, to change |
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changer de cap |
den Kurs ändern |
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cove / bay
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anse / baie |
Bucht |
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cover
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for hatch |
couvercle |
Lukendeckel |
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cross-sectional shape
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see bilge. shape of a kayak if you cut it in half across the middle |
forme en coupe transversale |
Querschnitt |
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crosswind / side wind
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wind blowing from the side |
vent de travers |
Halbwind |
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CSM
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chopped strand mat, a fibreglass reinforcement for composite kayaks |
mat |
Glasmatte, Glasfasermatte |
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C-to-C roll
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see roll |
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current
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courant |
Ström, Strömung |
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current, main |
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courant principal |
Hauptströmung |
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Curl, the |
technique for partly emptying flooded kayak |
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English |
Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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daggerboard / centreboard
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vertical fin under the centre of a sailing boat, can be moved up and down |
dérive sabre / dérive pivotante |
Kielschwert |
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day hatch |
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caisson de jour |
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daytrip
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trip lasting no more than one day |
rando, randonnée, sortie d'une journée |
Tagestour |
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dead [or ded] reckoning
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IHO Hydrographic Dictionary - "A method of navigation utilizing only the speed and heading of the craft, without reference
to external aids." (By adjusting for wind and current you can then produce an estimated position) |
navigation à l'estime |
Koppeln, ungefähre Berechnung |
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deck
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flat upper part of a kayak |
pont |
Deck |
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deck bag
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kayak accessory which is attached to the deck for carrying small objects |
sac de pont |
Verdecktasche |
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deck-lines, perimeter line
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thin rope permanently attached round the deck of a kayak |
lignes de vie, corde de vie |
Decksleinenen, Rundumleine |
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deep (water) |
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(eau) profonde |
tief (Wasser) |
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deep-water rescue
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helping a capsized kayaker who is unable to roll, including emptying his/her kayak of water |
récupération |
Wiedereinstieg |
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depression, low, cyclone |
low-pressure weather system |
dépression, bas, cyclone |
Tiefdruckgebiet, Tief, Zyklone |
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dinghy
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small boat for rowing and / or sailing and / or motor, may be rigid or inflatable |
annexe, youyou, canot, petit dériveur |
Jolle, Beiboot |
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displacement hull |
hull which slips through the water rather than surfing over it. See also planing |
coque a déplacement |
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distress flares,
hand flares,
rocket flares,
smoke flares
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fusées de détresse,
feux à main,
fusées à parachute,
fumigènes |
Pyroschein,
Handfackeln,
Signalraketen,
Rauchsignalgeber |
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distress signals
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signalisation, signaux de repérage pour bateaux |
Seenotsignale |
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diver / diving
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underwater swimming with air tanks |
plongeur/-euse, plongée |
Sporttaucher/-in, tauchen |
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dividers
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navigator's tool for measuring distances on a chart |
compas lyre |
Marinezirkel |
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double kayak, tandem kayak
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for two persons |
kayak deux personnes, kayak tandem |
Zweierkajak, Zweierboot |
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downwind / leeward
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direction relative to the wind |
sous le vent |
vor dem Wind, leewärts |
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downstream/ downtide |
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en aval |
flussabwärts |
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drain hole, drain plug |
essential if a watertight compartment has no hatch |
nable |
Ablassschraub |
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draw stroke
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kayaking stroke |
appel en traction |
Ziehschlag |
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drift, to (v.) |
the unintended movement of a boat through the water under the influence of wind |
dériver |
driften |
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drybag
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sac étanche |
wasserdichte Packsäcke |
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drysuit
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combinaison étanche / combinaison sèche |
Trockenanzug |
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drytop |
and see anorak, cagoule |
cagoule, haut étanche |
Trockenjacke |
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duct tape / Duck tape
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strong waterproof adhesive tape |
ruban adhésif en toile, scotch de réparation kayak |
Klebeband |
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dumper waves / shorebreak
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plunging waves which are violent and unsatisfactory for surfing |
shorebreak, vagues cassantes (vagues sujette au déferlement plongeant) |
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dye, fluorescein marker |
distress signal |
sachet étanche de fluorescéine |
fluoreszein, fluorescein |
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English |
Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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ebbing tide / ebb, the
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The time from high tide until low tide.
Sometimes also used to mean the direction of the main current when the tide is falling |
reflux, marée descendante
(courant de) jusant |
Ebbe, Ebbstrom |
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eddy (wind turbulence) |
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contre-vent |
Wirbel |
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eddy or counter-current (water)
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see also whirlpool |
contre-courant, remous (courant de sens inverse qui se forme en aval d’un obstacle. Zone d’eau morte séparée du courant principal par une ligne tourbillonnaire) |
Kehrwasser |
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eddyline, eddy fence
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thin line of turbulent water separating an eddy from the main stream |
ligne tourbillonnaire |
Kehrwasserlinie, Verschneidungszone |
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edging / leaning
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kayaking technique. Edging means leaning the kayak over to the side while sitting upright. Leaning means leaning your body over to the side too |
gîter, mise en gîte |
Aufkanten |
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emergency, survival
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as in emergency paddle or emergency repair |
d'urgence, de survie |
Not-, Notfallausrüstung |
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empty out, to /
emptying out |
getting water out of a flooded kayak |
vider /
vidange |
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EPIRB / ELT
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Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon / Emergency Location Transmitter) |
balise radio, balise satellite |
Seenotsender, EPIRB |
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epoxy
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adhesive, or plastic resin |
époxy |
Epoxid, Epoxidharz |
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estuary
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where a river widens just before it enters the sea. The water level in an estuary is affected by the tides |
estuaire |
Mündung |
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expedition, overnight trip
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croisière, expédition, excursion avec nuitée |
Expedition |
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expired air resuscitation (EAR)
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technique of First Aid |
respiration artificielle par la bouche à bouche |
Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung |
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exposed / sheltered coast
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a coast is exposed if it is strongly affected by wind and waves coming directly from the ocean |
côte sous le vent, côté exposé / côte abritée |
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external cardiac compression (ECC)
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technique of First Aid |
massage cardiaque |
Herzdruckmassage |
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| F |
English |
Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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fairlead |
small plastic or metal object attached to deck and used to attach a rope |
filoir |
Klüse, Decksfitting, Decksbeschläge |
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farmer John / Jane
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American name for style of wetsuit, called a long john in England |
combinaison sans manches |
Neoprenanzug Lang John, Long John |
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fathom
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six feet deep. Depth is now usually measured in metres |
brasse |
Faden |
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feathered / off-set (right or left hand control)
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the way in which the blades of European paddles are set in different planes |
pagaie croisée / pales croisées |
Paddel gedreht (rechtsgedreht oder linksgedreht) |
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ferry glides
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kayaking technique |
(passages à) bac |
Traversieren |
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fetch
length of fetch |
sea area over which a constant wind blows for a considerable time, creating waves |
zone de fetch (région où le vent souffle avec une intensité et une direction constantes)
fetch |
Luvbreite |
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fibre-pile (clothing)
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thick synthetic fleece clothing to wear under a waterproof jacket |
fibre polaire épaisse |
Fleece, Polar-Fleece |
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fibreglass
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fibre de verre, composite |
Glasfaser, Glas, Fiberglas |
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First Aid kit
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trousse de premier secours |
Erste Hilfe Set |
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fishing line (paravane hand line) |
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ligne de traîne paravane |
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fix
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navigation term. Your position, established by calculating the bearing from there to two or more landmarks, radio beacons, etc |
point |
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flange
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part of mould for making composite kayaks |
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flares, distress |
see distress |
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flat (water) |
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(eau) plate |
stehendes (Wasser) |
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fleece (clothing)
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warm synthetic clothes worn under a waterproof jacket |
fibre polaire |
Polar-Fleece |
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float, to (v.)
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flotter |
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float plan, trip plan |
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plan de route |
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flood, the
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The period from low tide until high tide. Sometimes also used to mean the direction of the main current when the tide is rising |
marée montante
(courant de) flot |
Flut, Flutstrom |
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flotation
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air chamber, inflatable or closed-cell foam |
flottaison |
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fluorescein marker dye
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distress signal |
sachet étanche de fluorescéine |
fluoreszein, fluorescein |
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foam, plastic
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in Kayarchy, a plastic containing many air bubbles |
mousse de flottaison, plastique alvéolaire |
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foil, hydrofoil
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underwater fin, for example a rudder, centreboard or stabiliser |
foil, hydrofoil |
Tragflügel |
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folding kayak
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kayak pliant |
Faltkajak, Faltboot |
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footrest
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cale-pieds, appuis-pieds, barre à pieds, pédales |
Stembrette, Fußstütze |
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Force 4 wind
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wind of Force 4 on the Beaufort scale |
force quatre |
Windstärke 4 |
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foredeck
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front deck |
pont d'avant |
Vordeck |
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freeboard |
amount of kayak above the waterline |
franc-bord |
Freibord |
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front, cold |
weather |
front froid |
Kaltfront |
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front, occluded |
weather |
occlusion |
Okklusion |
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front, warm |
weather |
front chaud |
Warmfront |
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FRP |
fibre-reinforced plastic |
fibre de verre, composite |
GFC |
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| H |
English |
Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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handheld (adj.)
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for example, handheld VHF radio |
portable |
Handgerät |
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handle, toggle, end loop |
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poignée, cabillot, anneau de bosse |
Halteschlaufe, Tragegriff |
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hardshell (adj.)
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American expression. A rigid kayak rather than one which folds or inflates |
kayak rigide, non pliant |
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hatch
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écoutille, trappe |
Gepäckluke |
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hatch cover
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couvercle de trappe |
Ladeluke |
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heading
|
navigation term - the direction in which your kayak is pointing |
cap |
Bugrichtung |
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headland, cape
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part of the coast which projects out into the sea |
promontoire, cap |
Landzunge, Kap, Huk |
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headwind |
wind blowing directly against your direction of travel |
vent debout |
Gegenwind |
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(rescue) helicopter
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hélico, hélicoptère |
(Seenot)Hubschrauber |
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heliograph / signal mirror
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miroir de signalisation |
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helmet
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casque |
Helm, Kajakhelm, Wildwasserhelm |
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high / anticyclone
|
high-pressure weather system |
haute pression, haut, anticyclone |
Hoch, Hochdruckgebiet, Antizyklone |
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high brace
|
kayaking stroke |
appui en suspension, appui tiré |
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high recovery
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kayaking stroke |
appui en suspension et redressement |
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hip flick / hip snap
|
movement of the body which, when combined with a suitable stroke of the paddle, enables you to recover from a capsize or near-capsize |
coup de hanche, rotation des hanches |
Hüftschwung |
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hole
|
technical expression from white-water kayaking |
gros rouleau, rappel dangereux |
gefärliche Walze |
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hood
|
hat which covers entire head except for face, usually part of a waterproof jacket |
capuche |
Kapuze |
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hull
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coque, carène |
Rumpf |
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hull-deck joint or seam |
|
jonction coque et pont, joint de soudure |
Naht, Innennaht, Aussennaht |
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hypothermia,
cold shock,
swim failure |
medical hazards of kayaking in cool climates |
hypothermie,
cold shock (choc thermique dû au froid),
l’épuisement à la nage |
Unterkühlung / Hypothermie,
Kälteschock,
Schwimmversagen |
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Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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laminate
|
in Kayarchy, an object made of several layers of plastic resin reinforced with fibreglass, Kevlar, etc |
stratifié, composite, |
Laminat |
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land, to (v.) |
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accoster, atterrer, débarquer |
anlegen |
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| |
landmark
|
conspicuous permanent object on land |
amer, point à terre, point de repère |
Orientierungspunkt |
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| |
latex
|
natural rubber used to make waterproof collars and cuffs for kayaking jackets and drysuits |
latex |
Latex |
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| |
latitude
|
navigation term |
latitude |
Breitengrad |
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launch, to (v.)
|
to put a kayak onto the water |
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leak (n.)
|
hole allowing water to enter |
voie d'eau |
das Leck |
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leak, to (v.)
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|
avoir une voie d'eau |
lecken |
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| |
leaning / edging
|
kayaking technique. Edging is leaning the kayak over to the side without leaning your body |
gîte |
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| |
lee shore
|
where wind is blowing from the sea onto the coast |
terre sous le vent |
Leeküste |
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| |
leeboard
|
a vertical underwater fin which is attached to the side of a boat to reduce leeway during sailing |
aile de dérive |
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| |
leecocking, to leecock |
tendency of a few kayaks to turn away from a side wind |
mou, tourner sous le vent |
leegierig sein |
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leeward / downwind (side)
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(côté) sous le vent |
vor dem Wind, leewärts |
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leeway
|
blown downwind |
dérive |
Abdrift |
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length |
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longeur |
Länge |
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| |
lifeboat
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canot de sauvetage / bateau de sauvetage |
Rettungsboot |
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lifejacket
|
|
gilet de sauvetage |
Schwimmweste |
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| |
light, navigation (fixed)
|
continuously lit, flashing, quick flashing, isophase or occulting |
feu fixe, feu à éclats, feu scintillant, feu isophase, feu à occultations |
Leuchttonne, Feuer |
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| |
light, navigation (on vessel) |
|
feu de route |
Navigationslicht |
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| |
lighthouse |
|
phare |
Leuchtturm |
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| |
lightstick, glow stick, Cyalume |
|
baton luminescent, Cyalume |
Leuchtstab, Knicklicht |
|
| |
linseed oil
|
oil from the flax plant |
huile de lin |
Leinöl |
|
| |
long john |
style of wetsuit, in America called a farmer John / Jane |
combinaison sans manches |
Neoprenanzug Lang John |
|
| |
longitude
|
navigation term |
longitude |
Längengrad |
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| |
loom / shaft
|
the central part of a kayak paddle, where the kayaker holds it |
manche |
Schaft, Paddelschaft |
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| |
loop / ender / cartwheel / pitchpole
|
|
faire une chandelle, sancir, chavirer cul par dessus tête |
Kerze |
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| |
low brace
|
kayaking stroke |
appui en poussée |
|
|
| |
low brace turn |
kayaking stroke |
virage sur appui en poussée |
|
|
| |
low recovery
|
kayaking stroke |
appui en poussée et redressement |
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|
| |
Lyme disease |
disease transmitted by biting insects which usually live on deer |
maladie de Lyme |
Lyme Borreliose |
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English |
Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
| |
off-set / feathered (right or left hand control)
|
the way in which the blades of European paddles are set in different planes |
pagaie croisée / pales croisées |
Paddel gedreht (rechtsgedreht oder linksgedreht) |
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offshore wind
|
wind blowing away from land
|
vent de terre
|
Landwind |
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| |
offshore
|
at sea, far from the coast |
au large, éloigné de la côte |
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onshore wind |
wind blowing towards the land |
vent de mer, vent du large |
Seewind |
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| |
outfitting |
to fit accessories to a kayak |
accastillage |
Bootszubehör |
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| |
outrigger
outrigger canoe |
a stabiliser, a secondary hull parallel to the main hull |
balancier
va'a, pirogue Hawaïenne ou Tahitienne |
Schwimmer
Auslegerkanu |
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| |
overfalls
|
potentially dangerous area of confused breaking waves caused by strong currents |
raz de courant ("zone turbulente avec de courtes vagues brisantes causée par un courant fort passant au-dessus d'un haut-fond ou autre obstruction sous-marine, ou par la rencontre de courants et de vents
contraires") |
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overhang |
for example, the ends of a traditional Greenland kayak, which are not vertical like those of a racing kayak |
|
Überhang, Ausladung des Stevens |
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overnight trip, expedition |
|
croisière, expédition, excursion avec nuitée |
Expedition |
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Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
| |
paddle (n.)
|
see also shaft, wings, spare paddle/ splits |
pagaie |
Paddel |
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paddle, to (v.)
|
to propel a kayak with a paddle |
pagayer, faire route |
paddeln |
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| |
paddling backwards |
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pagayage arrière, dénage, rétropulsion, marche arrière |
rückwarts paddeln |
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| |
paddling forwards |
|
pagayage avant, traction, propulsion |
vorwärts paddeln |
|
| |
paddle float
|
item of kayaking safety equipment |
flotteur de pagaie, ballon de pagaie, paddle float |
Paddelfloat |
|
| |
paddle joint |
centre of a two-part paddle |
manchon, bague, ferrure |
Teilung |
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| |
paddle rescue |
see also bow rescue, side rescue |
récupération esquimau avec une pagaie entre les deux kayaks |
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paddler
|
kayaker |
pagayeur, kayakiste |
Paddler, Kajakfahrer |
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| |
parallel rules
|
navigator's tool for measuring distances and bearings on a chart |
règles parallèles |
Parallel Lineal |
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| |
Pawlata roll
|
see roll |
| |
PE |
polyethylene |
polyéthylène |
PE, Polyethylen, Polyäthylen |
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| |
pencil
|
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crayon |
Bleistift |
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| |
personal flotation device (PFD) / buoyancy aid
|
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veste de flottaison individuelle (VFI) / gilet / aide à la flottabilité |
Schwimmweste, Rettungsveste |
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| |
PFD |
personal flotation device |
gilet / aide à la flottabilité / VFI |
Schwimmweste, Rettungsveste |
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| |
pillar buoyancy |
pillar of foam in cockpit area |
chandelle |
|
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| |
pilot guide
|
book for seafarers, describing the hazards of a particular area of coast |
guide nautique, instructions nautiques |
Revierführer |
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| |
pitchpole / ender / loop / cartwheel
|
|
faire une chandelle, sancir, chavirer cul par dessus tête |
Kerze |
|
| |
planing, to plane
|
the action of a boat, especially one with a flat underside, when it goes so fast that it skims over the surface of water |
planant, planer |
gleitend, gleiten |
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| |
playboat
|
a very short plastic kayak used on white water rivers |
playboat |
Wildwasserkajak |
|
| |
playspot, playwave |
a surfable standing wave |
spot |
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| |
plot a course, to
|
navigation - to calculate a course using a chart |
|
plotten einen Kurs |
|
| |
plotter, Breton/
Portland plotter |
navigator's tool for measuring distances and bearings on a chart |
rapporteur Breton, règle rapporteur |
Kursviereck |
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| |
plywood, ply
|
|
contre-plaqué, cp |
Sperrholz |
|
| |
pogies
|
gloves which attach to the shaft of a kayak paddle |
manchons de pagaie |
Paddelpfötchen |
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| |
polyester
|
plastic |
polyester |
Polyester |
|
| |
polyethylene, polythene, PE
|
plastic |
polyéthylène |
Polyethylen, Polyäthylen, PE |
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polypropylene
|
plastic |
polypropylène |
Polypropylen |
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| |
polyurethane, PU
|
plastic |
polyuréthane |
Polyurethan, PU |
|
| |
polyvinyl chloride, PVC, vinyl
|
plastic |
polyvinyle, PVC |
Polyvinylchlorid, PVC |
|
| |
port, left
|
opposite of starboard / right |
bâbord, gauche |
backbord, links |
|
| |
portage |
carry a canoe or kayak past an obstacle |
portage |
Umtragen |
|
| |
power face
|
the concave side of a paddle blade |
face propulsive |
|
|
| |
PUL / thermal stretch fabric
|
waterproof material with some thermal insulation, can be used to make kayaking garments |
Aquatherm® |
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| |
pump, foot pump
|
|
pompe à pied |
Pumpe, Fußpumpe |
|
| |
portable pump |
|
pompe seringue |
Handlenzpumpe, Handpumpe |
|
| |
PVC / vinyl (polyvinyl chloride) |
plastic |
PVC |
Polyvinylchlorid, PVC |
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Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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race, racing kayak
|
competition. See also "tide race" |
course, merathon, kayak de course |
Rennen, Rennkajak |
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radio, VHF
|
a radio, usually handheld, which both transmits and receives on Very High Frequencies |
radio VHF |
UKW-radio, VHF-radio |
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| |
raft (n.)
|
two or more kayaks temporarily held together side by side |
radeau |
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| |
raft up, to (v.)
|
to hold other kayak(s) to make a raft |
se mettre en radeau |
|
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raid
|
a long-distance race across varying terrain and/or water |
raid |
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ranges / transits
|
method of checking your position visually, by reference to two stationary objects in line |
alignements |
Leitlinie |
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rear deck |
|
pontage arrière |
Hinterdeck |
|
| |
recessed deck fitting / insert |
|
pontet, filoir |
Decksfitting, Decksbeschläge |
|
| |
reciprocal bearing
|
navigation - a bearing plus 180 degrees. In other words, the opposite direction |
|
reziproke Kurs |
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recovery, high / low
|
kayaking stroke |
appui en suspension et redressement / appui en poussée et redressement |
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recreational kayak, rec boat |
short, under-equipped kayak |
kayak récréatif |
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reef (n.)
|
isolated areas of rocks just below the surface of the sea. Often above water at low tide |
écueil, récif, chaussée |
Riff, Bank |
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| |
reef, to (v.)
|
to reduce the sail area of a sailing boat |
prendre un ris |
reffen |
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| |
re-entry & roll, self-rescue by |
|
auto-récupération par re-intégration puis esquimotage |
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| |
release strap, grab loop
|
webbing strap attached to a spraydeck to help kayaker detach it from the cockpit |
sangle d'évacuation |
Griffschlaufe, Gurt |
|
| |
repair kit |
adhesives and tools used to make a temporary repair |
kit de réparation |
Flickzeug |
|
| |
rescue
|
|
récupération, sauvetage |
|
|
| |
resin |
part of a composite kayak |
résine |
Harz (Polyesterharz, Epoxidharz) |
|
| |
reverse screw roll
|
see roll |
| |
rim, coaming |
rim of cockpit to which spraydeck is attached |
hiloire, lèvre, rebord |
Süllrand |
|
| |
rip current |
narrow, intense current flowing outward from surf beach |
courant d'arrachement, courant des sorties de baïnes |
Brandungsrückströmung, Rippströmung |
|
| |
risk assessment |
health & safety document |
évaluation des risques |
Risikoeinschätzung |
|
| |
rock-hopping
|
playing in moving water next to rocks, in a sea kayak |
rase cailloux |
|
|
| |
rocker
|
When a kayak is seen from the side, it has high rocker if the bottom edge is shaped like a banana. If the bottom edge is straight for most or its length, this is low rocker |
giron, ligne de quille |
Sprung |
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| |
roll (n.)
|
kayaking stroke which enables a capsized kayaker to turn the right way up while still in the kayak |
esquimotage |
Kenterrolle, Eskimorolle |
|
| |
roll, to |
|
esquimauter |
eskimotieren, rollen |
|
| |
roll, C-to-C /
brace roll |
|
esquimautage en suspension, en appui tiré |
Hangrolle, kurze Rolle |
|
| |
roll, hand |
roll without a paddle |
esquimotage avec les mains |
Handrolle |
|
| |
roll, reverse screw / reverse sweep / back deck roll |
|
esquimotage rodéo, esquimautage central inversé ou arrière |
Rückwärtsrolle |
|
| |
roll, screw / forward sweep |
|
esquimautage central |
Bogenschlagrolle, Sweep Roll |
|
| |
roll, Pawlata |
|
esquimautage Pawlata, esquimautage avec prise allongée, ou levier |
Pawlata, Bauernrolle(?) |
|
| |
roll, Steyr |
|
esquimautage Steyr, esquimautage inversé avec prise allongée |
Steyr-rolle |
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| |
roof rack
|
|
barres de toit |
Dachträger |
|
| |
rope
|
|
corde, cordage |
Seil |
|
| |
rough |
see sea state |
| |
rovings
|
fibreglass thread |
roving, rowing |
Glasroving |
|
| |
row, to (v.)
|
use oars to propel a boat |
nager, ramer |
pullen, rudern |
|
| |
rudder |
|
gouvernail |
Steueranlage |
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Notes for translators |
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Deutsch |
Your language |
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sail, to
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|
faire voile, naviguer, faire route |
|
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sail (n.) |
|
voile |
Segel |
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| |
scarf
|
keeps your neck warm |
écharpe |
Schal |
|
| |
scarf / scarph joint |
strong method of joining two pieces of wood |
scarf |
Schäft |
|
| |
sculling
|
in Kayarchy, any kayaking stroke which involves repeatedly moving one blade of the paddle from side to side in the water |
godillage |
scullen |
|
| |
sculling brace, sculling for support |
kayaking stroke |
appui en godille |
|
|
| |
sculling draw stroke
|
kayaking stroke |
appel en godille |
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| |
sea kayak |
|
kayak de mer |
Seekajak |
|
| |
sea level |
|
niveau de la mer |
Wasserstand |
|
| |
sea state
|
index of wave height, used in weather forecasts |
état de la mer |
Seegang |
|
| |
sea state - calm (glassy) |
IMO 0
WMO 0
|
état de la mer - mer calme |
glatt |
|
| |
sea state - calm (rippled) |
IMO 1
WMO 1
|
état de la mer - mer ridée |
ruhig |
|
| |
sea state - smooth (wavelets) |
IMO 2
WMO 2
|
état de la mer - belle |
schwach bewegt |
|
| |
sea state - slight |
IMO 3
WMO 3
|
état de la mer - mer peu agitée |
leicht bewegt |
|
| |
choppy |
small steep waves everywhere |
clapot, mer hachée |
bewegte See |
|
| |
sea state - moderate |
IMO 4
WMO 4
|
état de la mer - mer agitée |
mäßig bewegt |
|
| |
sea state - rough |
IMO 5
WMO 5
|
état de la mer - mer forte |
grobe See |
|
| |
sea state - very rough |
IMO 6
WMO 6
|
état de la mer - très forte |
sehr grobe See |
|
| |
sea state - high |
IMO 7
WMO 7 |
état de la mer - grosse |
hohe See |
|
| |
sea state - very high |
IMO 8
WMO 8
|
état de la mer - très grosse |
sehr hohe See |
|
| |
sea state - phenomenal
|
IMO 9
WMO 9
|
état de la mer - énorme |
Außergewöhnlich schwer |
|
| |
seal
|
a marine mammal |
phoque, otarie |
Seehund |
|
| |
seal(s)
|
a cuff or collar that prevents water entering a waterproof jacket |
sceau(x) |
Dichtung(en |
|
| |
seal launch
|
sliding kayak forwards into the water while seated in it |
mise à l'eau depuis une petite falaise |
|
|
| |
sealant
|
plastic gel or liquid which sets to make a waterproof rubber |
colle-mastic |
Dichtmittel |
|
| |
search-and-rescue (SAR)
|
describes a boat or aircraft used to find and rescue casualties at sea |
recherche et sauvetage |
Such- und Rettungs (SAR) |
|
| |
seat
|
|
siège |
Sitz |
|
| |
seaweed |
|
algue |
Meeresalgen |
|
| |
self-rescue |
|
auto-récupération, remonter dans son kayak par ses propres moyens |
(autarker) Wiedereinstieg |
|
| |
shaft / loom
|
the central part of any kayak paddle |
manche |
Schaft, Paddelschaft |
|
| |
shallow water, shallows, shoal |
|
eau peu profonde, hauts-fonds |
Untiefe |
|
| |
sheathing
|
in Kayarchy, protecting a wooden kayak by covering it in plastic resin and glassfibre reinforcement |
stratification |
|
|
| |
sheer / gunwale |
the top edge of a hull |
plat-bord |
Scheer, Dollbord |
|
| |
sheltered
|
- see exposed |
| |
shingle |
pebbles (rounded beach stones, larger than gravel) |
galets |
Kies |
|
| |
shipping lane |
|
couloir de navigation |
Schifffahrtsroute |
|
| |
shoal |
isolated areas of sand or mud just below the surface of the sea. Often above water at low tide |
hauts-fonds |
Untiefe |
|
| |
shock cord / bungee
|
|
élastiques, sandows |
Gummiseil |
|
| |
shorebreak / dumper waves
|
plunging waves which are violent and unsatisfactory for surfing |
shorebreak, vagues cassantes (vagues sujette au déferlement plongeant) |
|
|
| |
side rescue |
see also bow rescue, paddle rescue |
récupération d'une personne retournée inconsciente ou bloquée dans son kayak |
|
|
| |
sidesurfing |
sometimes called a broached run or bongo slide |
surf latéral |
|
|
| |
signal mirror / heliograph
|
|
miroir de signalisation |
|
|
| |
sill |
underwater bank across the mouth of a river or fjord |
seuil, haut-fond à l'embouchure d'un fjord |
|
|
| |
sink, to (v.)
|
when boat fills with water and goes down |
couler |
sinken |
|
| |
sit-on-top
|
a kayak which has a sealed hull so the kayaker sits in a hollow on the deck. The name usually denotes a slow or average kayak - see also "ski" |
sit-on-top, kayak déponté, kayak autovideur |
Sit on top Kajak, Freizeitkajak |
|
| |
skeg
|
a small vertical fin under the rear of a kayak. Unlike a rudder, it does not hinge from side to side |
dérive |
Skeg |
|
| |
ski
|
a kayak which has a sealed hull so the kayaker sits in a hollow on the deck. A ski is for rescue, racing or surf - see also "sit-on-top" |
surfski, surfski élite |
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|
| |
skin-on-frame (SOF)
|
boatbuilding technique using a flexible waterproof skin over a rigid skeleton |
bois & toile |
Holz-Gummi-Leinen, Skin-On-Frame |
|
| |
slack water, the turn of the tide
|
time when tidal streams are stationary because they are about to change direction |
étale du flot, renverse |
Stillstand, Kentern des Stromes |
|
| |
snap-link
|
see karabiner |
| |
SOF
|
see skin-on-frame |
| |
solo kayaking
|
kayaking on your own, unaccompanied |
en solitaire, en solo |
solo |
|
| |
spare paddle |
|
pagaie de sécurité, pagaie de secours |
Ersatzpaddel, Paddel mit Teilung |
|
| |
splits |
UK idiom for two-part spare paddle |
pagaie démontable |
Paddel mit Teilung |
|
| |
sponson |
sausage-shaped inflatable bag to attach to side of kayak for use during self-rescue |
sponson, cellule gonflable |
Außenbordschläuche |
|
| |
spraydeck, sprayskirt
|
|
jupe, jupette |
Spritzdecke |
|
| |
spray (n.)
|
a shower of water droplets |
embruns |
Gischt |
|
| |
squall |
powerful local gusts of wind often at "cold front" of depression |
grain |
Böe |
|
| |
stabiliser
|
device attached to a boat to help it stay upright, for example when sailing |
stabilisateur |
|
|
| |
stability, lateral (initial and secondary)
|
technical terms in kayak design - the tendency of a kayak to resist capsizing |
stabilité primaire, stabilité secondaire |
|
|
| |
stability, directional or longitudinal |
technical term in kayak design - the tendency of a long thin kayak to go in a straight line |
stabilité directionelle |
Geradeauslauf |
|
| |
stable / unstable
|
|
stable / instable |
stabil / instabil |
|
| |
stainless steel |
|
inox, acier inoxydable |
rostfreier Stahl |
|
| |
standing wave
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a stationary wave created by water flowing fast over a ledge |
onde stationnaire |
stehende Welle |
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starboard, right |
opposite of port / left |
tribord, droite |
steuerbord, rechts |
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stem /
bow
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front end of a boat |
étrave /
proue, avant |
Steven /
Bug, Vorderschiff |
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stern
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back end of a boat |
étambot, poupe, arrière |
Heck |
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stern brace
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kayaking stroke |
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stern rudder
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kayaking stroke |
virage en gouvernail arrière |
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Steyr roll
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see roll |
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stirrup
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in Kayarchy, a loop of rope or webbing which a casualty may use as a step to get back into his/her kayak after it has been emptied at sea |
étrier |
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stitch-and-glue
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English name for tack-and-tape method of building a kayak from plywood |
cousu-collé |
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stopper wave / hydraulic |
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rouleau, bourrelet (petit) |
Walze |
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strap
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length of webbing, often with a buckle at one end |
sangle |
Spanngurte |
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strip-plank
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method of building a wooden kayak |
lamellé collé |
Strip-Bauweise |
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strobe light
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distress signal consisting of a very bright light which flashes automatically |
balise lumineuse, lampe clignotante, lampe flash, lampe stroboscopique |
Seenot Blitzer, Signallampe, Tauchlampe |
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stroke (n.), paddle stroke
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in Kayarchy, one of many ways of using a paddle to achieve a particular result, such as moving sideways or staying upright |
coup de pagaie |
Paddelschlag |
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support stroke
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kayaking stroke which enables you to recover without capsizing after you have lost your balance |
coup de redressement |
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surf (n.)
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ressac, surf, déferlement |
Brandung |
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to surf, to go surfing |
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surfer, faire du surf |
surfen |
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survival, emergency equipment |
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équipement d'urgence, de survie |
Not-, Notfallausrüstung |
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survival bag
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large polyethylene bag used as an emergency shelter |
sac de survie, couverture de survie |
Mumienschlafsack, Survivalsack, Survival Bag |
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survival blanket, space blanket |
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couverture isotherme, couverture de survie |
Rettungsdecke |
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sweep phase |
a part of most kayak rolls |
balayage |
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sweep stroke (forwards or backwards)
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kayaking stroke |
circulaire (à l'avant ou à l'envers) |
Rundschlag, Bogenschlag (vorwärts oder rückwarts) |
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swell / groundswell (n.)
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waves at sea, not breaking although groundswell may be in relatively shallow water and may be steep |
houle, lame de fond |
Dünung |
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swim failure,
cold shock,
hypothermia,
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medical hazards of kayaking in cool climates |
l’épuisement à la nage,
cold shock (choc thermique dû au froid),
hypothermie |
Schwimmversagen,
Unterkühlung / Hypothermie,
Kälteschock |
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swimming costume |
swimming shorts, bikini, etc |
maillot de bain |
Badeanzug |
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English |
Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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T-rescue |
technique for emptying flooded kayak |
récupération en T |
T-lenzung |
Translate the glossary! See Get In Touch |
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tack-and-tape
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American name for stitch-and-glue method of building a kayak from plywood |
cousu-collé |
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tape
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flat rope or string. Could also mean a strip of paper or cloth with adhesive on one side |
sangle, scotch, bande, sparadrap |
Gurtband, Heftpflaster |
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thermal stretch fabric / PUL
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waterproof material with some thermal insulation, can be used to make kayaking garments |
Aquatherm® |
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throwline
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a kayaker's heaving line, made of floating rope |
ligne d'attrape, corde de secours, sac à corde |
Wurfsack |
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tidal range
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the vertical difference between high tide and low tide |
marnage, coefficient |
Tidenhub |
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tidal stream
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current in the sea created by the rise and fall of the tides |
courant de marée |
Strom, Strömung |
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tidal stream atlas
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atlas de courant de marée |
Stromatlas |
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tidal triangle / vector
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navigation technique to take account of the effect of currents |
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tide
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the rise and fall of the surface of the sea under the influence of the moon and sun |
marée |
Gezeit |
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tide, ebbing (n.)
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The time from high tide until low tide.
Sometimes also used to mean the direction of the main current when the tide is falling |
reflux, marée descendante
(courant de) jusant |
Ebbe, Ebbstrom |
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tide, flood / rising (n.)
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The period from low tide until high tide. Sometimes also used to mean the direction of the main current when the tide is rising |
marée montante
(courant de) flot |
Flut, Flutstrom |
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tide, high/
high water |
the time when the rising tide reaches its highest level |
marée haute/
pleine mer |
Hochwasser |
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tide, low/
low water |
the time when the falling tide reaches its lowest level |
marée basse/
basse mer, basse eau |
Niedrigwasser |
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tides, neap
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time of the month with smallest tidal range |
mortes-eaux, marées de mortes-eaux |
Nipptide |
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tides, spring |
time of the month with largest tidal range |
vives-eaux, marées de vives eaux, grandes marées |
Springtide |
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tide race
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area where a tidal stream accelerates while going through a narrow channel or round a headland, sometimes creating friendly standing waves. See also overfalls |
raz |
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tide tables
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booklet showing times of high and low tides and tidal ranges for a year |
table des marées, annuaire des marées |
Gezeitentafeln |
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tippy
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idiom meaning unstable |
instable |
instabil |
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toggle, end loop, handle |
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poignée, cabillot, anneau de bosse |
Halteschlaufe, Tragegriff |
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torch, head
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(lampe) frontale |
Stirnlampe |
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torso / trunk (rotation of) |
the upper half of the human body |
torse (rotation du) |
Oberkörper(bewegung) |
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tough (adj.)
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resists impact, recovers its shape instantly after impact |
résistant, costaud |
beständig |
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tow, to (v.), towing |
in Kayarchy, when a kayaker uses a rope to pull another kayak |
remorquer, remorquage |
schleppen |
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tow, contact |
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remorquage par contact, remorquage en poussée |
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tow, standard |
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remorquage classique |
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tow-belt
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ceinture de remorquage |
Abschleppleine mit Gurt |
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tow-line
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ligne de remorque, corde de remorquage |
Abschleppleine |
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towback |
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rappel |
Rücklauf |
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track |
a boat's actual course over the ground |
route vraie, route sur le fond |
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trailer
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for road transport of kayaks |
remorque |
Anhänger |
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transits / ranges
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method of checking your position visually, by reference to two stationary objects in line |
alignements |
Leitlinie |
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trim |
whether a loaded kayak is balanced, or is low at the front/rear |
assiette |
Trimm |
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trip plan, float plan |
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plan de route |
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trunk / torso, (rotation of) |
the upper half of the human body |
torse (rotation du) |
Oberkörper(bewegung) |
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trough (of wave) |
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creux (d'une vague) |
Wellental |
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Twelfths, rule of |
approximate calculation of height of the tide |
règle des douzièmes |
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English |
Notes for translators |
Français |
Deutsch |
Your language |
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watch /wristwatch
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montre |
Armbanduhr |
Translate the glossary! See Get In Touch |
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waterline
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as in "waterline length" or width at the waterline |
ligne d'eau, ligne de flottaison |
Wasserlinie |
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waterline length |
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longueur à la ligne d'eau, longueur flottaison |
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waterproof
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as in waterproof jacket |
imperméable |
wasserdichte |
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watertight
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as in watertight bag or watertight compartment |
étanche |
wasserdichte |
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watertight compartment / buoyancy chamber |
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caisson, soute |
Stauraum |
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wave
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vague, onde, lame |
Welle, See |
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wave, breaking
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rouleau, vague déferlante |
Brandung, brechender Seen |
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wave, dumper / shorebreak
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plunging waves which are violent and unsatisfactory for surfing |
shorebreak, vagues cassantes (vagues sujette au déferlement plongeant) |
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wave, green
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a wave which is not breaking |
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grüne Welle |
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wave, mushy
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spilling waves which are shapeless and unsatisfactory for surfing |
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wave, plunging
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see dumper |
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wave, spilling
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technical expression from surfing |
vague déferlante (vague sujette au déferlement glissant) |
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wave, standing
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a stationary wave created by water flowing fast over a shallow ridge |
vague statique, onde stationnaire |
stehende Welle |
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wave, stopper / hydraulic
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technical expression from white-water kayaking |
rouleau, bourrelet (petit) |
gefärliche Walze |
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weather
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sunshine, wind, rain, fog, etc |
temps |
Wetter |
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weather, bad |
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mauvais temps |
schlechtes Wetter |
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weather, good |
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beau temps, temps clair |
klares Wetter |
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weather, heavy |
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gros temps |
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weather forecast |
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prévisions météo, bulletin météo |
Wetterbericht |
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weathercocking, to weathercock
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tendency of most kayaks to turn into a side wind |
ardent, tourner au vent, lofer |
luvgierig sein |
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webbing
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flat rope made of woven synthetic |
sangle |
Gurtband |
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weir |
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seuil |
Stufe, Wehr |
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wet exit
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American term for getting out of a capsized kayak while it is upside down |
sortie d'urgence, dessalage |
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wetsuit
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thermal suit made of neoprene foam with a nylon skin |
combinaison (isothermique) |
Neoprenanzug |
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wetsuit bootees (or socks, slippers or boots) |
various styles of footwear |
bottillons en néoprène (ou chaussettes, chaussons ou bottes) |
Neoprenschuh, Kajakschuh |
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whirlpool |
see also eddy |
tourbillon, marmite |
Strudel |
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whistle
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sifflet |
Pfeife |
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white water
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fast, turbulent water mixed with air bubbles |
eau vive, eau émulsionnée |
Wildwasser |
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whitecaps, white horses
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crests of waves which are breaking in deep water on a windy day |
moutons |
Schaumköpfe, Schaumkrone
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winch
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for example on a helicopter |
treuil (de sauvetage) |
Hubwinde |
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wind
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vent |
Wind |
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wind - calm |
Beaufort 0 |
calme |
Stille |
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wind - "light air" |
Beaufort 1 |
très légère brise |
leiser Zug |
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wind - light breeze |
Beaufort 2 |
légère brise |
leichte Brise |
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wind - "gentle breeze" |
Beaufort 3 |
petite brise |
schwache Brise |
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wind - "moderate breeze" |
Beaufort 4 |
jolie brise |
mässige Brise |
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wind - "fresh breeze" |
Beaufort 5 |
bonne brise |
frische Brise |
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wind - "strong breeze" (strong wind for a kayaker) |
Beaufort 6 |
vent frais |
starker Wind |
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wind - near gale |
Beaufort 7 |
grand frais |
steifer Wind |
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wind - fresh gale |
Beaufort 8 |
coup de vent |
stürmischer Wind |
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wind - crosswind / side wind
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wind coming from the side |
vent de travers |
Halbwind |
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wind - headwind |
wind blowing directly against your direction of travel |
vent debout |
Gegenwind |
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wind, prevailing |
the direction from which the wind usually blows |
vents dominants |
Hauptwindrichtung |
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wind, quartering
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wind coming from behind and to the side |
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wind-against-tide conditions
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steep breaking waves created by wind blowing in opposite direction to tidal stream |
vent contre courant |
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windchill |
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refroidissement éolien |
Windkälte |
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windward (side) |
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(côté) au vent |
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wings, wing paddle |
racing paddle with very concave blades |
cuiller, pagaie creuse |
Wing Paddel, Rennpaddel |
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woven rovings |
fibreglass reinforcement for composite kayaks, made into a cloth |
roving tissé |
Glasrovinggewebe |
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