vol à voile

English translation: Gliding

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French term or phrase:vol à voile
English translation:Gliding
Entered by: kolya

18:07 Apr 26, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
French term or phrase: vol à voile
Hello

Everything was going fine and "planeur" was translated as "glider" in previous segments and then I came across:

Venez à Saint-Pons faire un baptême de ***vol à voile***, de planeur ou d'avion.

Now I just can't see the difference between "vol à voile" et "planeur" and dictionaries are telling me they are the same thing

Can anyone help please?

Thanks
SafeTex
France
Local time: 13:42
Gliding
Explanation:
Sur l'aérodrome du Chanet, un centre de vol à voile est installé.
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kolya
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5 +1soaring
Drmanu49
4Gliding
kolya
4sail-powered flight
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Comme si vous y étiez: ...
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soaring


Explanation:
My favorite sport.

baptême de ***vol à voile*** maiden flight in a glider or maiden flight for soaring

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vol à voile is the sport/soaring and planeur is a glider

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Note added at 1 heure (2018-04-26 19:30:10 GMT)
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Maybe planeur should be between parentheses.
un baptême de vol à voile (planeur) ou d'avion.

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Baptême en parapente, planeur, avion, vol à voile ... - Vallée de l'Ubaye
m.ubaye.com/.../bapteme-planeur-avion-parapente-vol-a-voile-aerodrome-de-saint-po...

Découvrez toutes les écoles de parapente pour des baptêmes, des vols découverte, des stages d'initiation et perfectionnement, avec l'aérodrome de Saint-Pons réalisez un baptême en avion ou en planeur.

Drmanu49
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neutral  philgoddard: Maybe, but why would they use both terms?
1 hr
  -> No reason it is exactly the same thing. Check my suggestion;

agree  Georgie Scott: gliding, gliders and "light aircraft" (no immediate idea for that part); gliding is the sport, a glider the aircraft. They might be trying to maximize SEO.
13 hrs
  -> My favorite sport! Thank you.
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Gliding


Explanation:
Sur l'aérodrome du Chanet, un centre de vol à voile est installé.

Example sentence(s):
  • Sur l'aérodrome du Chanet, un centre de vol à voile est installé.
  • Le Monde (1999)
kolya
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sail-powered flight


Explanation:
It covers different types of flight involving a sail.

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Note added at 1 day 17 hrs (2018-04-28 11:26:46 GMT)
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Then "glider", then "plane".

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Note added at 1 day 17 hrs (2018-04-28 11:27:44 GMT)
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So "...sail-powered flight, glider or plane".

Sail-powered flight can include an ULM, parapente, etc.

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Note added at 1 day 17 hrs (2018-04-28 11:28:44 GMT)
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Sorry, not ULM, that's wrong, but parapente, base-jumping, etc., yes.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Reference: Comme si vous y étiez: ...

Reference information:
Comme si vous y étiez: Vol à voile: comment voler jusqu' à 8 heures à bord d'un planeur ? - 21/07

Le vol à voile est un sport aérien qui consiste à se déplacer en planeur en utilisant les courants ascendants. Il s'effectue en 4 phases; le décollage, le vol plané, l'utilisation des ascendances et l'atterrissage. Les pilotes nommés vélivoles utilisent un planeur, un appareil dépourvu de moteur qui peut voler jusqu'à 8 heures grâce aux forces du vent. Ainsi, la technique et la maîtrise du pilotage sont essentielles pour se sentir libre comme un oiseau dans l'air.
Mise en ligne le 22/07/2014

http://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/video/comme-si-vous-y-etiez...

Daryo
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Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
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