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PMT

English translation: palmes, masque, tuba

18:58 Apr 6, 2011
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
French term or phrase: PMT
I am translating an adventure holiday website.

There is a section on diving and it mentions the various types of equipment that they provide and I believe that PMT has something to do with the flippers etc but I'm not sure.
The term only appears once: "Le matériel PMT Le centre se fournit auprès de Spiro/Aqualung"

Thanks
Nicola Holmes
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:11
English translation:palmes, masque, tuba
Explanation:
http://www.wikidive.com/Sujet-Plongee/436,PMT.php?PHPSESSID=...


PMT
Cacher les mots clés - Mise à jour : 21/01/2009

L'abréviation PMT signifie Palmes, Masque, Tuba.
Il s'agit du matériel de base pour faire de la promenade subaquatique. En anglais, et très couramment dans le language des plongeurs, on parle de snorkeling.

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flippers, mask and snorkel
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Hotels - [ Translate this page ]
Free activities include: flipper, mask and snorkel rental, Kayaks and Polynesian ... Les activités gratuites couvrent : location de palmes, masque et tuba, ...
go-fly-travel.fr/etape2h_bis.cfm?ville_hotel=PAPEETE... - Cached
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:11
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5palmes, masque, tuba
liz askew
Summary of reference entries provided
Refs PMT
Nikki Scott-Despaigne

  

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palmes, masque, tuba


Explanation:
http://www.wikidive.com/Sujet-Plongee/436,PMT.php?PHPSESSID=...


PMT
Cacher les mots clés - Mise à jour : 21/01/2009

L'abréviation PMT signifie Palmes, Masque, Tuba.
Il s'agit du matériel de base pour faire de la promenade subaquatique. En anglais, et très couramment dans le language des plongeurs, on parle de snorkeling.

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-04-06 19:05:10 GMT)
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flippers, mask and snorkel
?

Hotels - [ Translate this page ]
Free activities include: flipper, mask and snorkel rental, Kayaks and Polynesian ... Les activités gratuites couvrent : location de palmes, masque et tuba, ...
go-fly-travel.fr/etape2h_bis.cfm?ville_hotel=PAPEETE... - Cached

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Well found Liz! NB: the term 'flippers' is deprecated by 'real' divers, I believe they call them 'fins' !
0 min
  -> Have done:)/tee hee!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): yes, w/ Tony; my son is into diving, and "fins" would be preferred/ good research btw
9 mins
  -> Fins it is then, never come across this! Still I am rather middle-aged now:)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Yes, "fins mask and snorkel", aka "snorkeling gear". (I'm a level 3 scuba diver CEDIP, FFESSM, ANMP = Rescue Diver (PADI)).// Started the level 4/DIvemaster but ran out of "pocket money" at the time to pay for it.... one day... =)
17 mins
  -> Fine. Congratulations! Fantastic, we need people like you...keep up the good work!
agree  angelique faure
40 mins
agree  Catharine Cellier-Smart
6 hrs
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Reference comments


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Reference: Refs PMT

Reference information:
http://www.infoplongee.fr/ctn/manmon/29_Randonnee_subaquatiq...
La randonnée subaquatique, également dénommée "randonnée palmée", se définit comme une
«promenade de surface» en milieu naturel, muni de Palmes, Masque et Tuba (PMT) et souvent d'un
vêtement néoprène, avec la possibilité d'effectuer des plongées en apnée plus ou moins fréquentes et profondes.
Les clubs associatifs et les SCA de la FFESSM organisent les activités de randonnée subaquatique en
prenant en compte les préconisations fédérales décrites ci-dessous.

http://www.padi.com/scuba/scuba-gear/intro-to-scuba-dive-equ...
Mask – Allows your eyes to see clearly underwater.

Snorkel – Lets you breathe at the surface with your face in the water without wasting air from your scuba unit.

Fins – Allow you to swim using only your powerful leg muscles.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 21
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