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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / ski | | French term or phrase: dérapage arrondi | A type of skiing technique found in a sports brochure. Is this "carving" or am I totally wrong? Know of any good bilingual sports glossaries on the Net?
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| | | rounded side slipping | Explanation:
Etoile Tests
Ourson (little bear)
Sliding snowplough, walking on level ground
Flocon (snow flake)
Linked snowplough turns, walking up the slope, direct descent.
1ère étoile (1st Star)
Linked elementary turns, traversing, turning steps.
2ème étoile (2nd Star)
Enchaînement en virages parallèles, dérapage arrondi, pas tournant vers l'amont.
3ème étoile (3rd Star)
Linked parallel turns, rounded side slipping, upward turning step.
Etoile d'Or (Golden star)
Timed Giant slalom, improved technique with wide turns, wedel and small jumps.
http://www.esf-lesmenuires.com/les_menuires/en/esf_tests |
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Allan Jeffs
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Local time: 13:35
| Grading comment Thank you evry much for this Allan, you have helped me enormously! A real technical field this one!
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8 mins confidence:  | dérapage arrondi rounded side slipping
Explanation:
Etoile Tests
Ourson (little bear)
Sliding snowplough, walking on level ground
Flocon (snow flake)
Linked snowplough turns, walking up the slope, direct descent.
1ère étoile (1st Star)
Linked elementary turns, traversing, turning steps.
2ème étoile (2nd Star)
Enchaînement en virages parallèles, dérapage arrondi, pas tournant vers l'amont.
3ème étoile (3rd Star)
Linked parallel turns, rounded side slipping, upward turning step.
Etoile d'Or (Golden star)
Timed Giant slalom, improved technique with wide turns, wedel and small jumps.
http://www.esf-lesmenuires.com/les_menuires/en/esf_tests
| Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 13:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
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| | Grading comment | Thank you evry much for this Allan, you have helped me enormously! A real technical field this one! |
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