this summer I went to cheering camp

19:31 Sep 18, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: this summer I went to cheering camp
I need to write a 100 word paper in french about what I did this summer
Amy


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4 +1Cet ete je suis allee a un camp d entrainement pour supporters sportifs
JH Trads
5Cet ete je suis allee a un camp d entrainement pour meneuse de claque
John Garside


  

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Cet ete je suis allee a un camp d entrainement pour supporters sportifs


Explanation:
this is perfect if you mean that you were training to be a cheerleader


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JH Trads
United States
Local time: 00:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1109

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agree  Theodore Quester: Cet été je suis allée à un camp d'entraînement pour supporters sportifs
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Cet ete je suis allee a un camp d entrainement pour meneuse de claque


Explanation:
Depends where you come from I guess. If you look in Termium which I have quoted below and is a Canadian "dictionary", a cheerleader is a "meneuse/meneur de claque" and that would have been my first reaction. Since "cheerleader" itself is a North American concept, I would go with this.


Good luck with the rest of your paper.
DOMAINE(S)
Sports d'équipe

FR
meneuse de claque*e*CORRECT, VOIR FICHE, FÉM
meneur de claque*d*CORRECT, MASC

OBS*Comme les "cheerleaders" sont habituellement des jeunes filles, il va de soi que "meneuse(s) de claque" est plus usité que "meneur(s) de claque".


    Reference: http://www.termium.com
John Garside
Canada
Local time: 00:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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