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brise-clapot

English translation: wavescreen

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French term or phrase:brise-clapot
English translation:wavescreen
Entered by: Louis RIOUAL

03:00 Feb 23, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: brise-clapot
protective element of a dock
amlewis
Local time: 14:44
wavescreen
Explanation:
structure designed to break the waves
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Louis RIOUAL
Local time: 15:44
Grading comment
many thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
nawarescreen
Albert Golub
nawavescreen
Louis RIOUAL
nagrandictionnaire gives warescreen
Albert Golub
nabreakwater
Nikki Scott-Despaigne


  

Answers


19 mins
warescreen


Explanation:
grandictionnaire marine section
hope it helps

Albert Golub
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of: French
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30 mins
wavescreen


Explanation:
structure designed to break the waves

Louis RIOUAL
Local time: 15:44
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many thanks

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AVST
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46 mins
grandictionnaire gives warescreen


Explanation:
i doubt such a resourceful dictionary as granddictionnaire is wrong!!!
check yourself

Albert Golub
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1 hr
breakwater


Explanation:
brise-clapot, brise-lame, brise-mer

are all three commonly used to describe some man-made structure used to prevent the sea from going beyond a certain point.


In order of increasing size :

clapot = small waves, choppy sea
lame = wave (medium sized, generally), surge
brise-mer = sea

This gives you "breakwater" for either of the first two in fact or "seawall" for the last one. I sincerely believe these two are the most common terms.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Yolanda Broad
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