Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
rivière à courant
English translation:
counter current swimming pool
Added to glossary by
Robin Hardy-King
Sep 17, 2006 09:44
17 yrs ago
French term
Wide industrial experience. Good rates.
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
rivière à courant
French to English
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Tourism & Travel
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | counter current swimming pool |
Patricia Lane
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| 3 +4 | Rapids |
Sarah Downing
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| 5 | flowing river |
Ben Gaia
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| 4 | jet stream |
Kate Hudson (X)
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| 3 | comment |
Bourth (X)
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Proposed translations
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Patricia Lane
France
France
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English
Works in field
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Cross-cultural corporate communications
Native in: English , French
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
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counter current swimming pool
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Sarah Downing
Native in English
Specializes in field
Texts that are music to your ears!
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Rapids
Oh God, these things are totally out of control. The last time I was in one of these I managed to bump into some poor little kid and scared the bejayzous out of him ...;-)
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Note added at 12 Min. (2006-09-17 09:56:41 GMT)
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If you wanted to have a poetic name for it, you could call it something like Roaring Rapids or Runaway Rapids
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Note added at 12 Min. (2006-09-17 09:56:41 GMT)
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If you wanted to have a poetic name for it, you could call it something like Roaring Rapids or Runaway Rapids
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awilliams
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sarahl (X)
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jet stream
depending on how 'rough' the ride is this is either a jet stream or a wild water slide - when there is an age limit that is usually a wild water slide - a jet stream is often a sectioned off part of the recreational pool with extra strong jets creating a current.
http://www.homefarmcranmer.co.uk/swimming-pool.html
metropolis.co.jp/tokyoculture/376/tokyocultureinc.htm
www.poolandspa.com/catalog/category000050.cfm
http://www.homefarmcranmer.co.uk/swimming-pool.html
metropolis.co.jp/tokyoculture/376/tokyocultureinc.htm
www.poolandspa.com/catalog/category000050.cfm
13 hrs
comment
I have no recent experience of swimming pools outside France so cannot give you a name for this, but at the two pools I do know with such a feature, it is nothing like as violent as might be imagined by the other answers thus far, nor quite as docile as that shown in the photo you refer us to appears to be!
It is a part of the pool, with water to about waist height, if that, for an adult, with a short spiral wall. Water enters at the centre of the spiral and flows out through the spiral channel (approx. 5-6 ft wide) into the rest of the pool. The flow is not strong.
It is not a counterflow pool (where you could do serious swimming training) or a hydroslide/flume, but is a fun feature for smaller children (but not tiny tots), as your photo suggests.
However, I suspect your term means different things to different people in different pools, so you might do well to contact the client and find out what it is exactly before pinning an English label on it.
It is a part of the pool, with water to about waist height, if that, for an adult, with a short spiral wall. Water enters at the centre of the spiral and flows out through the spiral channel (approx. 5-6 ft wide) into the rest of the pool. The flow is not strong.
It is not a counterflow pool (where you could do serious swimming training) or a hydroslide/flume, but is a fun feature for smaller children (but not tiny tots), as your photo suggests.
However, I suspect your term means different things to different people in different pools, so you might do well to contact the client and find out what it is exactly before pinning an English label on it.
Note from asker:
| I think I made a mistake with my Googled picture. Althought it's mentioned in the text I don't think there is one pictured. |
1 day 7 hrs
flowing river
Lots of online references to this regarding swimming pool features.
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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2006-09-19 02:30:53 GMT)
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e.g.
www.reviewjournal.com/hotels/pools.html
www.kierlandresort.com/golf_spa/rec_main/pools.html
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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2006-09-19 02:30:53 GMT)
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e.g.
www.reviewjournal.com/hotels/pools.html
www.kierlandresort.com/golf_spa/rec_main/pools.html
Note from asker:
| I've googled but I can't find any. Can you give a reference, as it sounds convincing? |
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