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sky náutico

English translation: water-skiing/water skiing/ waterskiing


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Spanish term or phrase:sky náutico
English translation:water-skiing/water skiing/ waterskiing
Entered by: Kate Major
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12:45 Jun 23, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel / watersports
Spanish term or phrase: sky náutico
Vela, hidropedales, Jet Scooter, canoa, ***sky náutico***, catamarán…

Sorry there's no more context: it's a list of sports available at a beachside sports club.
Surely this is a typo or Spanglish for waterskiing. Or not?
Thanks in advance. :)
Kate Major
Spain
Local time: 10:06
water skiing
Explanation:
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Rosina Peixoto
Uruguay
Local time: 05:06
Grading comment
Ok thanks everyone! Glad to find it was a typo, o Spanglish, and not yet another new water sport! For the record, I prefer two words or hyphenated, but there are many examples of this as one word these days it seems. :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9water skiing
Rosina Peixoto
5 +5WaterskiingRick Larg
4 +1Water ski or Water skiing
Gad Kohenov
3jet skyCarmen Smith


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Waterskiing


Explanation:
As you suggest lmost certainly a Spanglish typo

Rick Larg
Spain
Local time: 10:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katie Metz
8 mins
  -> Thank you, Katie. However I confess I think Rosina was quite right
agree  E. David Curiel
28 mins
  -> Thank you, David. However I confess I think Rosina was quite right
agree  Laureana Pavon
41 mins
  -> Thank you, Laureana. However I confess I think Rosina was quite right.
agree  Elin Davies
49 mins
  -> Thank you, Elin. However I confess I think Rosina was quite right.
agree  Joseph Tein: More than 2,000,000 Google hits for 'waterskiing' as one word.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Joseph. However I confess I think Rosina was quite right.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
water skiing


Explanation:
...

Rosina Peixoto
Uruguay
Local time: 05:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Ok thanks everyone! Glad to find it was a typo, o Spanglish, and not yet another new water sport! For the record, I prefer two words or hyphenated, but there are many examples of this as one word these days it seems. :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francesca Samuel: It is two words.
11 mins
  -> Gracias Francesca
agree  Rebecca Hendry
34 mins
  -> Gracias Rebecca
agree  Henry Hinds
55 mins
  -> Gracias Henry
agree  Carlos Segura
1 hr
  -> Gracias Carlos
agree  Helen Huthnance
1 hr
  -> Gracias Helen
agree  Joseph Tein: It can be one word as Rick suggested, or two words.
1 hr
  -> Gracias Joseph
agree  Enrique Huber: one or two words, equally good
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Enrique
agree  Rick Larg
7 hrs
  -> Gracias Rick
agree  Marina56: ok
20 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Water ski or Water skiing


Explanation:
ski nautique (m)
n. water ski, water skiing


In French it's just like in Spanish.

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 11:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla_am
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
jet sky


Explanation:
I think.

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Note added at 23 mins (2008-06-23 13:09:53 GMT)
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Oh,OK. I wasn't sure.

Carmen Smith
United States
Local time: 03:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Carmen- I agree with Francesca: this is not jet ski, which appears in the text in its own right. :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Francesca Samuel: Carmen, jetski es moto acuática (por el nombre comercial de las motos acuáticas Kawasaki)
14 mins
  -> Oh, OK. I wasn't sure.
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