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Ocean Barque

French translation: barque (au long cours)

15:49 Dec 1, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Ship types
English term or phrase: Ocean Barque
Ocean Barque

Merci
Fabrice Brunon
France
Local time: 04:07
French translation:barque (au long cours)
Explanation:
I think 'ocean' is superfluous, we're probably talking about a large sailing vessel with three masts:

BARK
Also (esp. sense 3) barque. LME.

1. Any small sailing vessel. Now only poet. LME.

2. A (large) rowing boat. Now only poet. L16.

3. An ocean-going sailing vessel of particular rig; spec. one with the aftermost mast fore-and-aft rigged and the other masts square-rigged. E17.

• barkey noun (colloq.) a little bark; a ship: E18.

BARQUE
n. fém. Nom générique de petites embarcations, pontées ou non, naviguant sur mer ou en eau douce et servant à la pêche, au sauvetage ou au service des ports. / Trois-mâts barque: trois-mâts dont le gréement est caractérisé par des voiles carrées sur les deux premiers mâts et des voiles auriques sur le dernier. / Fig. Mener, conduire la barque: diriger, commander. Bien mener sa barque: conduire ses affaires avec efficacité.

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Graham macLachlan
Local time: 04:07
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4 +1barque (au long cours)
Graham macLachlan
4trois mâts barque
florence metzger


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ocean barque
barque (au long cours)


Explanation:
I think 'ocean' is superfluous, we're probably talking about a large sailing vessel with three masts:

BARK
Also (esp. sense 3) barque. LME.

1. Any small sailing vessel. Now only poet. LME.

2. A (large) rowing boat. Now only poet. L16.

3. An ocean-going sailing vessel of particular rig; spec. one with the aftermost mast fore-and-aft rigged and the other masts square-rigged. E17.

• barkey noun (colloq.) a little bark; a ship: E18.

BARQUE
n. fém. Nom générique de petites embarcations, pontées ou non, naviguant sur mer ou en eau douce et servant à la pêche, au sauvetage ou au service des ports. / Trois-mâts barque: trois-mâts dont le gréement est caractérisé par des voiles carrées sur les deux premiers mâts et des voiles auriques sur le dernier. / Fig. Mener, conduire la barque: diriger, commander. Bien mener sa barque: conduire ses affaires avec efficacité.



Graham macLachlan
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ocean barque
trois mâts barque


Explanation:
par exemple le Belem est un trois mâts barque

florence metzger
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