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English translation: all sorts of bridges: monkey, trapper, Tibetan, etc.

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French term or phrase:	des ponts de tous genres : des ponts de singe, de trappeur, tibetain
English translation:	all sorts of bridges: monkey, trapper, Tibetan, etc.
Entered by:	Allan Jeffs

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14:54 Mar 28, 2006

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French term or phrase: pont de singe, de trappeur, tibetain

In a book about parks and gardens there is an adventure park with these bridges. I've found monkey's bridge but what about the other 2 ?"Un bouquet depins sylvestres accueile des ponts en tous genres: pont de singe, de trappeur, tibetain..."
Ideas welcome.

Dianne Holmes Brown KudoZ activity Questions: 454 (1 open) (3 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 125
Local time: 21:04

all sorts of bridges: monkey, trapper, Tibetan, etc.

Explanation:
I guess just translate what they've given. They all appear to be types of rope bridge.

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Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 21:04

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monkey bridge

Alina Barrow

3 +2

all sorts of bridges: monkey, trapper, Tibetan, etc.

Allan Jeffs

3 +1

which park?

xxxBourth

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5 mins confidence:

monkey bridge

Explanation:
There a some examples here: http://achacunsoneverest.com/site/index.php?enfants=associat...

Alina Barrow
France
Local time: 21:04
Native speaker of:

Russian

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

all sorts of bridges: monkey, trapper, Tibetan, etc.

Explanation:
I guess just translate what they've given. They all appear to be types of rope bridge.

Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 21:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 60

Grading comment

Thanks to all

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

which park?

Explanation:
Do you know the name of the park? Have you looked for a website to see if there are at least pictures of these things?

I think we need an international standard on naming these bridges, since there are a variety of names for the same thing, and some are contradictory.

Pont de singe
Ce sont trois cordes (deux pour les mains et une pour les pieds) tendues entre deux points qui permettent de passer d'un point à un autre.

Pont amazonien
Même principe que le pont de singe, mais avec seulement deux cordes.
http://www.chez.com/vosgesonline/spinaparcaventure.htm

At www.lynx-action-loisirs.com/ tyroliennes_fier.html
you'll find pictures of several types, including the "pont à troncs oscillants" – the connection between "trappeur" and "lumberjack" (!) makes me wonder if this or another bridge made of mobile logs could be it.
THe "troncs oscillants" type has a series of logs suspended separately (like trapezes) and you step from one to the next. The "pont à multiples troncs" appears to be one with a number of logs suspended end to end with gaps between.

My guess is the the "tibétain" is the "traditional" rope bridge (which one site calls its "Indiana Jones" bridge) with flat boarding suspended on two bottom ropes, with two top ropes to hold onto.

One site calls "népalais" what others call "de singe".
Good luck!

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-03-28 16:23:44 GMT)
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The English for two of these is the somewhat prosaic but rather exact "two-rope bridge" and "three-rope bridge". There's even a "one-rope bridge" which I imagine the French would have to call a "pont de paresseux".

xxxBourth
Local time: 21:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 114

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