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renvoi

English translation: belay

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French term or phrase:renvoi
English translation:belay
Entered by: mediamatrix (X)

14:19 Oct 24, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / magazine article on climbing
French term or phrase: renvoi
Les cordes, les mousquetons et les **renvois** utilisés dans l’escalade indoor doivent en effet pouvoir supporter un nombre élevé d’utilisations et résister aux parois rugueuses ainsi qu’aux sollicitations en top-rope.

I can't find anything about this as a standalone noun, although there is the "point de renvoi". Possibilities include anchor, cammed pulley, ... Experienced climbers, please help!
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 02:08
belay
Explanation:
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-10-24 15:01:18 GMT)
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FWIW: A belay/renvoi is a metal loop (often a carabiner) attached (usually via a sling) to the rockface, or at the top of a climing wall. The climber's safety rope runs through the belay and (in theory) if (s)he comes unstuck from the face his/her fall will be arrested by the rope in the belay before (s)he enters into damaging contact with the ground.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 21:08
Grading comment
"renvoi" doesn't really seem to relate to a single product, and perhaps either belay or anchor would have done. Thanks to all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4belay
Jennifer Levey
4pulley
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3directional anchor
sueaberwoman


Discussion entries: 2





  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
belay


Explanation:
Searching the bottom-most depths of my aged memory...

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Note added at 41 mins (2009-10-24 15:01:18 GMT)
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FWIW: A belay/renvoi is a metal loop (often a carabiner) attached (usually via a sling) to the rockface, or at the top of a climing wall. The climber's safety rope runs through the belay and (in theory) if (s)he comes unstuck from the face his/her fall will be arrested by the rope in the belay before (s)he enters into damaging contact with the ground.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
"renvoi" doesn't really seem to relate to a single product, and perhaps either belay or anchor would have done. Thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: Yes but the explanation is wrong as belaying is done by a 2nd person who can support the climber's weight by effectively forming part of a pulley with the security fixed at the top of the wall, so that they are able to support more than their own weight.
2 hrs
  -> Belaying certainly involves a second person, but the belay itself is the running anchor safeguarding the climber from a safe point usually (but not always) above the climber's current position.
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pulley


Explanation:
Référence:

J.O. Ketteridge's French/English Dictionary of Technical Terms and Phrases

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jennifer Levey: That's the translation of 'poulie', not 'renvoi'. See: http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_listing.jsp?FOLDER<>folde... (entre bcp. d'autres)
3 hrs
  -> In my source "renvoi" is often translated as one kind or another of a "pulley." Unfortunately, my source is hard copy so I can't point it out to you.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
directional anchor


Explanation:

Not a climber though younger family members are, so medium as to confidence. The link is to a multilingual Petzl site that has numbered sections, should you be looking for other vocabulary as well. Petzl is well-known rock climbing equipment company both in France and the US (and elsewhere, I presume), so I expect for safety's sake that their site would be accurate as to info and vocab.

[PDF]
D15500-02 180202 pour PDF
"Diagram 2 ...It is important to run the leader's rope through a ***directional anchor***. Schéma 2 ....Il est important de créer un ***point de renvoi ***pour la corde du premier ...
http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Alpindienst/service/files/Petzl...


sueaberwoman
Local time: 03:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 2
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