English translation: quay of honour, Quai d\'honneur, main quay, VIP quay
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French term or phrase:
quai d\'honneur
English translation:
quay of honour, Quai d\'honneur, main quay, VIP quay
French to English translations [PRO] Ships, Sailing, Maritime / marinas
French term or phrase:quai d'honneur
Hello, can someone please tell me how I could translate "quai d'honneur" for a marina in Cannes? Thanks.
"La ville réalise en ce moment des travaux pour agrandir le quai d'honneur..."
The document I am translating is to do with the granting of concessions for the management of marinas in the South of France.
Thank you, Graham - but Mr. Green, illustrious or not, is semi-retired and only puts in an occasional appearance these days (sighs of relief all round ...).
With all due respect to a dearly-loved colleague, Nikki is not the ONLY "boating" expert to be found on Proz ...
Don't forget Graham, Florence Metzger, Tony M., Miranda Joubioux, etc. etc.
;o)
I keep wondering whether the expression has anything to do with the "tour d'honneur" - but Nikki's the boating expert. (And I can't for the life of me fit in the space for that).
I wanted to post this as a reference, but the link seems to have disappeared from my screen...
There are a a few web hits for "honour quay" (or "honor quay"), and not all of them are translated FR sites.
E.g. http://www.movingpartnership.co.uk/removals-to-france-marsei...
"Moored in front of the Town Hall at Honour Quay.... " http://www.friwwworld.blogspot.com/
"Anne Margrethe’ will be moved to Honor Quay and an “Open Ship” will be held."
etc.
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1 hr confidence:
Prestige Quay
Explanation: or "Prestige Wharf" for a North American public.
I've been unable to find a set translation, so this is just a suggestion based on my research.
I seen it in some documents as more or less synonymous with "Billionaire's Wharf", but unless you're sure it's only going to be used for megayachts, I'd be very wary of translating it this way.
The following refers specifically to Toulon:
"Le quai d'honneur : il sert à accueillir les bâtiments étrangers ou de grande capacité et, comme son nom l'indique, les bâtiments à honorer pour des faits le méritant. Situé en face du port marchand, il met à la vue des grands ferrys et des navires de croisière le bâtiment ainsi honoré" http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_militaire_de_Toulon
Catharine Cellier-Smart Local time: 01:41 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 8
2 hrs confidence:
main quay
Explanation: prosaic, I know, but natural
77greatestates.wordpress.com/.../superyachts-bring-touch-of-class-to-...
Boats of this size are usually berthed along the main quay underneath Fort St Angelo, which is reserved for the bigger superyachts.
Explanation: Just to add a little variety ...
The web site from which I have taken my quote below has clearly been translated (not very well...) by a non-native English speaker.
But "VIP quay" seems an appropriate term in this context (Cannes is full of people who see themselves as VIPs..).
;o)
Example sentence(s):
"Apartment 96 sqm located on the port of Bonifacio at the fourth floor of a building with elevator. With a view on the bottleneck, the citadel and the VIP quay of the city."
" L'appartement jouit d’une agréable vue sur le goulet, la citadelle et le quai d’honneur "
Michael GREEN France Local time: 23:41 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 44
4 hrs confidence:
Grand quay
Explanation: books.google.co.uk/books?id=9z4bAAAAYAAJ...Heinrich August Ottokar Reichard - 1822
... an interior communication between the two seas in that part of France, which is ... has a grand quay, a theatre, public haths, and several beautiful buildings, ..."
books.google.co.uk/books?id=EpseAQAAMAAJ...1829 - Literary Criticism
"Upon leaving Rome, he travelled through part of Italy and France, and returned to ... and was the first gentleman who proposed a grand quay on the banks of the ..."
B D Finch France Local time: 23:41 Native speaker of: English
It seems to have different uses in different marinas, so a little research on the web should help.
My reasoning is that it's best to know it's name in French, if you want to be able to find it.
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You might be interested in this dated the year 2000
teall.name/retreat/files/france00.rtf
Harbour/Anchorage: Port Pierre-Canto, Cannes
Côte d’Azure Lat 43° 32'.5 N Long 007° 01'.8 E
Information Date: April, 2000 Pilot Page Number: 184 Cost per night: 114 FF
The marina was very full and we were allocated an alongside berth on the ‘Quai d’Honneur’. Despite the splendid-sounding name, this was a rather scruffy section of quay backed by a derelict sports centre. The whole area around the marina was somewhat run down including the so-called ‘Summer Casino’. However, the charge per night was very reasonable and it was only a 15-minute walk into the centre of Cannes. By contrast with the area around the marina we thought Cannes centre was very attractive and far nicer than suggested in the pilot. A benefit, perhaps, of visiting out of season.
I would imagine that's why they're redeveloping the site.
Miranda Joubioux Local time: 23:41 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 66
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