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dématage

English translation: dismasting

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French term or phrase:dématage
English translation:dismasting
Entered by: Michel F. Morin

17:17 May 6, 2011
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
French term or phrase: dématage
Un des elements des risques d'une tempete en mer
Agirard
Local time: 09:08
dismasting
Explanation:
Clear...
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Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 10:08
Grading comment
un grand merci de votre traduction. Par contre, decue de vos petites phrases assassines. J'ai souvent repondu a des questions plus straightforward que cela, en gardant mes commentaires pour moi!
Quel etat d'esprit.. Bonne journee malgre tout.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10dismasting
Michel F. Morin
3Mast malfunction
Andrew Bramhall
Summary of reference entries provided
silvester55

  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
Dematage
dismasting


Explanation:
Clear...


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dismasting
Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 10:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
un grand merci de votre traduction. Par contre, decue de vos petites phrases assassines. J'ai souvent repondu a des questions plus straightforward que cela, en gardant mes commentaires pour moi!
Quel etat d'esprit.. Bonne journee malgre tout.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean Lachaud: demasting?
12 mins
  -> Merci (desmasting: non, je ne crois pas. See http://www.e-frenchtranslation.com/fr/termes_nautique.htm)
agree  silvester55
13 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Pierre POUSSIN: Yes! Absolutely!
22 mins
  -> Merci. Effectivement, il n'y a pas de doute - et pas non plus de difficulté particulière.
agree  B D Finch
27 mins
  -> Merci
agree  philgoddard: I can't believe it was easier to post a question on ProZ than look in a dictionary.
43 mins
  -> Yes, sure ! C'est à moi de dire "agree"...
agree  SafeTex: yep. If you 'lose' the mast, it's dismasting
1 hr
  -> Merci
agree  Drmanu49
2 hrs
  -> Merci
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
  -> Merci
agree  JH Trads
4 hrs
  -> Merci
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
4 hrs
  -> Merci ! Décidément c'est un plébiscite: il faut dire que la question était facile. Mon seul mérite a été d'apporter le premier une réponse que nous connaissons tous !
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Dematage
Mast malfunction


Explanation:
This could be anything from being blown insideout or breaking to total dislodgement and destruction by the elements.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
7 mins
  -> thanks
disagree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: "démâtage" has two possible translations : "dismasting" if describing an incident arising when underway, or "unstepping" when a mast is removed for transport, lay-up, whatever. Context provided by the asker makes it clear it is the former.
4 hrs
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Reference comments


22 mins
Reference

Reference information:
démâter
vt to dismast
vi to be dismasted

dismasting
definitions △

démâtage (n.m.)
1.(marine)action, fait de démâter.

silvester55
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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