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board sailor

French translation: planchiste


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English term or phrase:board sailor
French translation:planchiste
Entered by: Sébastien Ricciardi
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09:41 Aug 7, 2008
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English term or phrase: board sailor
Il s'agit de la carrière d'un pro de la voile.
"He campaigned for the Olympic Games as a board sailor". Existe-t-il une traduction précise pour cette expression ? D'ailleurs le verbe "campaign" me semble aussi bizarre ici
Toute aide serait la bienvenue
caramel
Local time: 13:41
planchiste
Explanation:
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Sébastien Ricciardi
France
Local time: 13:41
Grading comment
merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3planchiste
Sébastien Ricciardi
4Planchiste de renom
Nicolas Carteron
3véliplanchiste
domilee


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
planchiste


Explanation:
Suggestion


    Reference: http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/planchiste
Sébastien Ricciardi
France
Local time: 13:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 62
Grading comment
merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew: I had only heard the alternative "board-rider" - excuse me!
2 mins
  -> ok, thanks
agree  berg
5 mins
  -> Thanks berg !
agree  Arnold007
8 hrs
  -> Merci Arnold
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Planchiste de renom


Explanation:
He campaigned for the Olympic Games as a board sailor

Il a mené une carrière de planchiste de renom pour les jeux Olympiques.

Nicolas Carteron
Japan
Local time: 20:41
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  kashew: You may well both be right, but campaigning is not competing!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
véliplanchiste


Explanation:
apparemment , boardsailing (en un mot) est un synonyme de windsurf, i.e, planche à voile, donc je propose véliplanchiste.

http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/board sailor

domilee
United States
Local time: 04:41
Native speaker of: French
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Changes made by editors
Aug 12, 2008 - Changes made by Sébastien Ricciardi:
Edited KOG entrycaramel's old entry - "board sailor" => "planchiste"


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