par faible/haut fond

03:14 May 31, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: par faible/haut fond
The phrase comes from a description of techniques for (nautical) mapping:

(possibilités offertes par les images pour l'aide à la navigation) par faible/haut fond

Thanks in advance,
Sarah
Sarah Pearman


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2Gentle/shallow
Michael Estes


  

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Gentle/shallow


Explanation:
Not sure if this is what you're looking for; in a round-about sort of way, these French terms are featured in a German navigation dictionary with English translations...! Looks like they are referring to types of water passages, but again, without more context, that's just a guess.


    Reference: http://www.shipmate.de/lexikon/start.htm?lemma/fr_h.htm
Michael Estes
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