Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
randonnée nautique
English translation:
boat trip / cruise / sail-about
Added to glossary by
Laura Robertson
Jun 26, 2004 11:18
19 yrs ago
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French term
France
Rapid and reliable
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) 
Works in: French to English
randonnée nautique
French to English
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
I'm afraid that I have no specific context.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | boat trip / cruise / sail-about |
CarolynB
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| 3 +3 | boat ride/trip |
David Sirett
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| 4 +1 | boat tour |
Robert Schlarb
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| 5 | day sail or cruise |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 | yacht rally |
gian_paolo
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| 4 | sea excursion |
Robin Salmon (X)
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| 4 | (recreational) boating |
Graham macLachlan
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Proposed translations
28 mins
French term (edited):
randonn�e nautique
Selected
boat trip / cruise / sail-about
any of these fit your context?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all.
I've chosen cruising."
3 mins
gian_paolo
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 5 more.
French term (edited):
randonn�e nautique
yacht rally
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: high confidence for a real guess-can you back your answer?
39 mins
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+3
28 mins
French term (edited):
randonn�e nautique
boat ride/trip
I'm not sure there's a single equivalent generic term in English; we probably wouldn't call it a boat trip if canoes or kayaks were used, for example.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: both options sound fine
16 mins
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
30 mins
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| agree |
Mark Edmundson
: These sound most natural yes.
3 hrs
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+1
52 mins
Robert Schlarb
Native in English
Works in field
Bilingual German-Canadian researcher
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German, French to English, and 1 more.
French term (edited):
randonn�e nautique
boat tour
"Tour" (i.e. more extensive than "trip" or "ride")
cf. below "en Corse"
cf. below "en Corse"
Reference:
3 hrs
French term (edited):
randonn�e nautique
day sail or cruise
to go for the day.....
4 hrs
French term (edited):
randonn�e nautique
sea excursion
I am trying to be accurate (I know it isn't always worth it)."Randonnée" means "excursion" and "nautique" implies it is on the sea (not a river). There is the suggestion that you are coming back to your destination (with "excursion"), most probably the same day. It just might not be on a boat.
21 hrs
French term (edited):
randonn�e nautique
(recreational) boating
Randonnée nautique
Boating
La randonnée nautique est autorisée dans la partie nord du lac Pine.
Recreational boating is permitted on the northern portion of Pine Lake
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo/activ/activ1e_F.asp
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo/activ/activ1e_e.asp
Boating
La randonnée nautique est autorisée dans la partie nord du lac Pine.
Recreational boating is permitted on the northern portion of Pine Lake
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo/activ/activ1e_F.asp
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo/activ/activ1e_e.asp
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