sports de glisse
English translation: gliding sports
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winter & water sports ? Explanation: According to the Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique there is no English equivalent yet. The term seems to be one of those abstract generalizations which appeal to certain French minds. It cover all sports where gliding is involved, e.g. skiing, skating or windsurfing. How about hang gliding then ? There is no answer to that. This a question for a Sports Commentators Linguistic Committee... Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique (Qu�bec) |
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gliding sports, glide sports Explanation: Just a suggestion, not found. I don,t think that the word glisse really exists in French, we have glissade ang glissé which are almost synonyms. |
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gliding sports, glide sports Explanation: me again. Sorry sports de glisse and la glisse do exist. |
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Gliding sports Explanation: For sure. Don't try Altavista or others: they' ll give you 'sports of slips'... |
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winter sports Explanation: this would be more of a verbal or linguistic translation. |
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skiing Explanation: A "glisse" refers to a new type of downhill ski designed to slide quickly, so "sports de glisse" must refer to sports performed on these downhill skis, or skiing. Reference: http://www.eurodic.ip.lu |
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1 day 16 hrs
gliding sports Explanation: I have translated dozens of patents related to "gliding sports" - so go ahead and feel free to use the answers proposed to you by some of the other respondents. Gliding sports include skiing, ski boarding, roller skating, ice skating, roller blading etc. This is the generic French term that includes all these various "gliding" sports. go to the website of any ski manufacturer |
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Board sports Explanation: The term "Board sports" is used to refer to skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing and other sports with a board. It often works for "sports de glisse", although it obviously excludes roller skating, cycling, etc. which the French expression can also cover, depending on your context. |
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