voilier de randonnée

10:44 Oct 26, 2010

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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / yachting

French term or phrase: voilier de randonnée

Hi all, the boat referred to can be seen here : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guépard_(bateau)

Any ideas for an equivalent term ?

Graham macLachlan KudoZ activity Questions: 41 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 1448
Local time: 02:37

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

sailing dinghy

Evans (X)

recreational sail boat/dinghy

Amy Cheshire

dinghy for coastal exploration / exploring the coast

Colin Rowe

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

sailing dinghy

Explanation:
That is what I would call a boat of this kind. Spent much of my young days messing about in them, and I don't think we'd call it anything else.

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Note added at 23 mins (2010-10-26 11:07:52 GMT)
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"day-tripper", "day-trip sailing dinghy" perhaps, to get across the fact that it has no cabin and you won't be staying overnight. But the problem information is kind-of understood...

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Note added at 25 mins (2010-10-26 11:09:21 GMT)
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the problem is that information...

Also, if I saw it called something like that, I would think it a bit odd. And I think forcing in a translation for the 'de randonnée' bit is always going to pose that problem ;-)

Evans (X)
Local time: 01:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Notes to answerer

Asker: You're quite right, it is a sailing dinghy, but I was trying to come up with some way of getting across the "de randonnée" bit

Asker: thanks for your help Gilla

56 mins confidence:

recreational sail boat/dinghy

Explanation:
an idea - can't think of anything in English that gets closer to the 'randonner/balader' idea that you probably want to get across.

Amy Cheshire
France
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: thanks Amy, no you can't really say "hiking dinghy" can you ?

Asker: thanks for your help Amy

2 hrs confidence:

dinghy for coastal exploration / exploring the coast

Explanation:
Is this what you are getting at?

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-10-26 13:27:01 GMT)
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Or
"excursion(al) dinghy"

"This ranges from inflatable excursion dinghy (a few seats) to cruise ships of over 1000 passengers (CFORT, 2000)."

http://www.planstlaurent.qc.ca/centre_ref/publications/diver...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-10-26 14:16:50 GMT)
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"for pottering about"

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: thanks for your suggestions Colin

Asker: thanks for your help Colin

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