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English: age of sail

French translation: l'âge de la voile







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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:age of sail
French translation:l'âge de la voile
Entered by:Stéphanie Soudais
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English term or phrase: age of sail
Description d'un sextant de marine

This sextant operates on the same principles as the naviational devices of the age of sail.

Je suis prise d'un doute terrible, je ne sais plus comment se nomme cette période
Stéphanie Soudais
France
Clarification request(s) and response
Stéphanie Soudais: 3:56pm Dec 18, 2006: en fait je pensais qu'il s'agissait de l'époque de la découverte de l'Amérique, des grands navigateurs etc... J'ai peut-être réfléchi trop vite!
Tony M: 4:45pm Dec 18, 2006: Such devices were in common use right up till the arrival of steam navigation, and indeed, beyond... hence "sail" here means "prior to the arrival of steam", nothing more nor less!

le temps de la marine à voile
Explanation:
Mille sabords!
Selected response from:

irat56
France
Note from asker to answerer
Merci à tous, j'opte pour "l'âge de la voile"
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5le temps de la marine à voile
irat56
1 +4l'époque des voiliers
Tony M
4l'ere des grands voiliers/l'ere de la voilexuebai
4la période de la voileSégolène Neilson
4Le temps de la voile
rousselures


  

Answers

2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +4
l'époque des voiliers

Explanation:
Juste une idée ?

Tony M
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree sodamnlogical: Confidence level 1? I think you said it better than anyone else here... No offense to Irat56 and Ségolène intended, of course. Their anwers are right too, IMO, but just not as... flowing. :-)
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Sandra! After all, I'm not the native, and I can't back up my suggestion with any refs (too busy!)
agree alexandre kounde: I agree!
13 mins
  -> Merci, Alexandre !
agree narasimha: Ancient historic times when there were only sail boats
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Narasimha!
agree scooty
18 hrs
  -> Thanks, Scooty!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
le temps de la marine à voile

Explanation:
Mille sabords!

irat56
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 39
Note from asker to answerer
Merci à tous, j'opte pour "l'âge de la voile"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Jérôme Haushalter
41 mins
  -> Merci!
agree Juan Jacob: Bachibouzouk !
1 hr
  -> Et nous avons les mêmes lectures! Merci!
agree Philippe Boucry: avec marine à voile - mais ne dit-on pas "l'âge de la marine à voile"?
1 hr
  -> Si! Ou même l"'âge de la voile"!Merci et bonnes fêtes!
agree Irina Stanescu
7 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree Carole Paquis: oui, tout à fait.
18 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la période de la voile

Explanation:
Tout simplement! On parle de la grande période de la voile etc...

Ségolène Neilson
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Le temps de la voile

Explanation:
Une autre possibilité...

Example sentence(s):
  • La nourriture des équipages, hors officiers au temps de la voile.

    Reference: http://www.sfhm.asso.fr/resume.php3
rousselures
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
l'ere des grands voiliers/l'ere de la voile

Explanation:
une autre suggestion

xuebai
Israel
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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