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contre-bord

English translation: change (to the opposite) tack


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French term or phrase:aller à contre-bord
English translation:change (to the opposite) tack
Entered by: Tony M
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12:25 Nov 14, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / sailing
French term or phrase: contre-bord
Aller à contre-bord.
Steve Melling
France
Local time: 21:07
change tack / change to the opposite tack
Explanation:
Depends exactly how it is being used in the sentence it appears in.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 21:07
Grading comment
Thanks Tony.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1change tack / change to the opposite tack
Tony M
4on opposite tacksCarlos Segura


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(aller à) contre-bord
change tack / change to the opposite tack


Explanation:
Depends exactly how it is being used in the sentence it appears in.

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 45
Grading comment
Thanks Tony.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans: did lots of sailing last summer, that's right here:)) Miss our boat
3 hrs
  -> Danke, Ingeborg! Oh yes, me too! I spent the first 20 years of my life living on a boat, I miss it very much...
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
à contre-bord
on opposite tacks


Explanation:
According to Harrap's Fr-En dictionary:

Courrir à contre-bord, to sail on opposite tacks.

Carlos Segura
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:07
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Changes made by editors
Nov 20, 2008 - Changes made by Tony M:
Edited KOG entrySteve Melling's old entry - "contre-bord" => "change tack / change to the opposite tack"


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