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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / skiing | | French term or phrase: carver | From a ski equipment brochure, describing a particular type of ski:
ZENITH Z11 : idéal pour carver en s'engageant
I've no idea what 'en s'engageant' means either, but perhpas the expalanation of 'carver' will make it clear |
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| | carving | Explanation:
ideal for those who desire active carving
or the such ...
I think <s'engageant> can be understood as the opposite of 'effortless'. Many people criticize carving skis for promoting sloppy technique and effortless turning behaviour as opposed to the more difficult parallel ski that nowadays are no longer manufactured.
Now, if those carving ski allow you to carve while at the same time demanding more effort than usual, then - I think at least - this might be the <s'engageant> part. That is why I suggested 'active' carving. Maybe this gets the ball rolling ... |
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Irene Schlotter, Dipl.-Übers.
Local time: 21:06
| Grading comment Yes this makes a lot of sense!! Can you tell I'm not a skier myself?!
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34 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 | carver (infinitive verb) carving
Explanation:
ideal for those who desire active carving
or the such ...
I think <s'engageant> can be understood as the opposite of 'effortless'. Many people criticize carving skis for promoting sloppy technique and effortless turning behaviour as opposed to the more difficult parallel ski that nowadays are no longer manufactured.
Now, if those carving ski allow you to carve while at the same time demanding more effort than usual, then - I think at least - this might be the <s'engageant> part. That is why I suggested 'active' carving. Maybe this gets the ball rolling ...
| | | Grading comment | Yes this makes a lot of sense!! Can you tell I'm not a skier myself?! |
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