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Champ

English translation: sidewall


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French term or phrase:Chant
English translation:sidewall
Entered by: mimi 254
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06:16 Dec 29, 2009
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French term or phrase: Champ
partie d'un ski (champ et semelle)
merci
peekay
Canada
Local time: 15:08
sidewall
Explanation:
it is "chant" = face laérale and not "champ"

Def: partie latérale du ski recouverte d'enduit imperméable.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-29 07:54:08 GMT)
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côté du ski ayant l'épaisseur des couches stratifiées qui le compose et allant de la carre, extrémité linéaire métallique de la semelle, jusqu'au dessus du ski,surface de polymère qu'elle rencontre dans un angle arrondi. (Termium)

Cont: Après les carres et les semelles, la face latérale est le troisième element du ski à entrer en contact avec la neige

En ski, carre = arête fprmée par la semelle d' un ski et son chant

Termium

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-29 07:55:10 GMT)
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Oops: chant = face laTérale
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mimi 254
Local time: 20:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4sidewallmimi 254
3Top sheet ?
unitedwestand


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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Top sheet ?


Explanation:
Not sure at all about this... The "semelle" should be the "ski base", and le "champ" the top sheet ?

unitedwestand
France
Local time: 21:08
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
sidewall


Explanation:
it is "chant" = face laérale and not "champ"

Def: partie latérale du ski recouverte d'enduit imperméable.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-29 07:54:08 GMT)
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côté du ski ayant l'épaisseur des couches stratifiées qui le compose et allant de la carre, extrémité linéaire métallique de la semelle, jusqu'au dessus du ski,surface de polymère qu'elle rencontre dans un angle arrondi. (Termium)

Cont: Après les carres et les semelles, la face latérale est le troisième element du ski à entrer en contact avec la neige

En ski, carre = arête fprmée par la semelle d' un ski et son chant

Termium

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-29 07:55:10 GMT)
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Oops: chant = face laTérale

mimi 254
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  xxxBourth: Left to my own resources I'd have said "edge", but this might be right. See Discussion.
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agree  kashew
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agree  Ana Resende
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agree  Chris Hall
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Changes made by editors
Feb 1, 2010 - Changes made by mimi 254:
Edited KOG entrymimi 254's old entry - "Champ" => "sidewall"
Feb 1, 2010 - Changes made by mimi 254:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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