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tête de ligne

English translation: embarkation port

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French term or phrase:tête de ligne
English translation:embarkation port
Entered by: ACOZ (X)

00:50 Feb 10, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
French term or phrase: tête de ligne
Ces compagnies ont choisi [nom de ville] pour leurs embarquements en tête de ligne.

The "compagnies" are shipping companies running cruise ships. Does this mean that the town is their home port?
ACOZ (X)
Australia
Local time: 12:10
embarkation port
Explanation:
imo

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or


Port or Point of embarkation

http://cruises.about.com/cs/europe/a/amsterdam.htm

www.cruisecritic.com › Ports › Western Mediterranean


The Western Mediterranean is the perfect cruise region for new-to-Europe travelers but ... cities and offbeat ports in which your ship will be the only one in town. ... crave, you have your choice of several ships and cruise lines: Silversea, Crystal, ... or Venice (major embarkation ports for all-Western Mediterranean voyages ...




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Sentence
These companies have chosen [town] as their port of embarkation (where people board the ship) .

there is absolutely no need to translate the "embarquements" as well as it is quite tautological but anyway, if you really want to use the bracketed part above.

People BOARD a ship and EMBARK ON a voyage. You do NOT embark on a ship, wrong verb

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glad to have helped
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 03:40
Grading comment
This was the translation I also found in another website, so many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5port of departure
rkillings
4 +1embarkation port
Yvonne Gallagher
4head end
Michel F. Morin
3cruise ship terminals
Marian Vieyra


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
port of departure


Explanation:
As distinguished from ports of call. Bog-standard term in the cruise industry.

In this sentence, would avoid "embarkations at the embarkation port" :-)


    Reference: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ports/group/home.d...
    Reference: http://www.pocruises.com.au/alreadybooked/pages/arrivaldepar...
rkillings
United States
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc
48 mins
agree  Irene Nosrati
1 hr
agree  Penny Hewson (X)
4 hrs
agree  Letredenoblesse
10 hrs
agree  Verginia Ophof
11 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
head end


Explanation:
Bonjour,

Il s'agit du terme consacré... Convient-il ici ?

Merci.

Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 04:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cruise ship terminals


Explanation:
Terminal is the official name, but other answers (above) such as embarkation port or port of departure have a more natural ring to them.

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
embarkation port


Explanation:
imo

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Note added at 8 mins (2012-02-10 00:59:36 GMT)
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or


Port or Point of embarkation

http://cruises.about.com/cs/europe/a/amsterdam.htm

www.cruisecritic.com › Ports › Western Mediterranean


The Western Mediterranean is the perfect cruise region for new-to-Europe travelers but ... cities and offbeat ports in which your ship will be the only one in town. ... crave, you have your choice of several ships and cruise lines: Silversea, Crystal, ... or Venice (major embarkation ports for all-Western Mediterranean voyages ...




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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-02-10 11:11:12 GMT)
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Sentence
These companies have chosen [town] as their port of embarkation (where people board the ship) .

there is absolutely no need to translate the "embarquements" as well as it is quite tautological but anyway, if you really want to use the bracketed part above.

People BOARD a ship and EMBARK ON a voyage. You do NOT embark on a ship, wrong verb

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Note added at 5 days (2012-02-15 18:49:24 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 03:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
This was the translation I also found in another website, so many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc
41 mins
  -> Thank you:-)
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