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challenging barrels switch foot

French translation: tube difficile en (position) switch


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English term or phrase:challenging barrels switch foot
French translation:tube difficile en (position) switch
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07:14 Aug 22, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / SURF
English term or phrase: challenging barrels switch foot
He still succeeded in proving his stunning ability by scoring a perfect ten and emerging from one of the world’s most challenging barrels switch foot.
VM Traductions
France
Local time: 13:42
tube difficile en (position) switch
Explanation:
C'es du surf
Switch foot veut dire qu'il surfe en position inversé par rapport a son bon pied (c'est comme jouer au tennis de la mauvaise main)

Regular/Natural foot - Right foot on back of board
Goofy foot - Left foot on back of board

En switch en utilisé en Francais
Une vague à 10 pts suivi d'un 2e tube (en switch...) noté 9,17 pts. ...
www.surfsession.com/

Kelly slater : World champion (ref1)

Images de "tube" (ref 2)

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-22 08:52:07 GMT)
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Note sur goofy foot : goofy et switch sont la même chose
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Sébastien Ricciardi
France
Local time: 13:42
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5 +1tube difficile en (position) switch
Sébastien Ricciardi


  

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tube difficile en (position) switch


Explanation:
C'es du surf
Switch foot veut dire qu'il surfe en position inversé par rapport a son bon pied (c'est comme jouer au tennis de la mauvaise main)

Regular/Natural foot - Right foot on back of board
Goofy foot - Left foot on back of board

En switch en utilisé en Francais
Une vague à 10 pts suivi d'un 2e tube (en switch...) noté 9,17 pts. ...
www.surfsession.com/

Kelly slater : World champion (ref1)

Images de "tube" (ref 2)

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-22 08:52:07 GMT)
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Note sur goofy foot : goofy et switch sont la même chose


    Reference: http://5ones.com/video-kelly-slaters-switchfoot-barrel-29/
    Reference: http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...
Sébastien Ricciardi
France
Local time: 13:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew: But one of the MOST difficult - not just difficult.
1 hr
  -> :) , oui. I didn't put "très" or "extrêmement" coz "most was not in the source term
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