snowboard

French translation: Planche á neige

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English term or phrase:snowboard
French translation:Planche á neige
Entered by: Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.

16:37 Feb 17, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Sports
English term or phrase: snowboard
I learned from our French teacher that France came up with an official word for the word snowboarding. I would like to find out what it is. Thanx
James Powelson
Planche á neige
Explanation:
But do not translate it : nobody use this word in France (even, it sound a little bit "corny").

Use "snowboard"
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Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 00:59
Grading comment
thanks for the answer
i needed those bones points in class
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4 +3Planche á neige
Thierry LOTTE


  

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Planche á neige


Explanation:
But do not translate it : nobody use this word in France (even, it sound a little bit "corny").

Use "snowboard"

Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 00:59
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
thanks for the answer
i needed those bones points in class

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierre POUSSIN: D'accord! do not translate!
3 mins
  -> Merci Irat56

agree  laniti: Beware of the accent on the A, it should be the other way round : à.
1 hr
  -> You'r right : I have a keyboard problem in french

agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
16 hrs
  -> merci GVL
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