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French to English Ships, Sailing, Maritime Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
prise de coffre		picking up a mooring

prises tête de chat		cathead connection

profil en aile de mouette		gull-wing profile/shape

puits de compas		binnacle	Jenny Duthie
Entered by: Jenny Duthie
quai d\'honneur		quay of honour, Quai d\'honneur, main quay, VIP quay

QUALIFICATION DES MODES OPERATOIRES DE SOUDAGE		qualification of welding processes

quillard de sport		racing keelboat

quille en forme de boucle continue		loop keel	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
R.G. Plaisance		War and Strikes Yacht Clause (risque de guerre)	Janet Ross Snyder
Entered by: Janet Ross Snyder
Rade du port		(port) roads(tead)

rallingue		bolt-rope

randonnée nautique		boat trip / cruise / sail-about	Laura Robertson
Entered by: Laura Robertson
rattrapage de creux en mousse		foam luff pads

régleur de voile avant, régleur de voile d'avant		headsail trimmer, genoa

répétiteur de relèvement		gyro repeater

reborder		sheet in	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
redoubler de finesse		finely manoeuvre

refoulement		the sea is pushed back by the wind

renvoi de commande		remote control by mechanical means

reprendre le Service en régie		to take the Service back into (in-house) management

rideaux plein		full curtain walls

roof en sifflet		sloping (coach)roof

rouleaux battant		rollers crashing / breaking on a broad shoal

sandeaux		bungees / shock cords

sans propulseur		without thruster

sécuité passive		passive safety

se cabrer		bow rise (in this case)

se prennent		the verb \'to reef\'

se refaire une beauté		getting shipshape

se vautrer		lurch

second		first mate

serre		stringer	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
Seul le dégagement des bulles pourra indiquer la situation des cloques		only the removal of the superficial/paint blisters will tell us the extent of the damage to the hull	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
si nous allons devoir faire un bord à la fin		to tack / to make a tack

signal distinctif		call sign

simulation d'ensembles convertisseurs		converter unit simulation

situé à 1900 mètres dans le 143°		1900 metres from the lighthouse \"xxx\" at 143 degress

sol au navire / navire au sol		shore-to-ship / ship-to-shore

sortie de l'arbre		propeller shaft outlet

sortie pitch		pitch output

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