Jul 5, 2001 13:37
23 yrs ago
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French term
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ponant
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A price list of accessories for small boats, alongside launching cradles, watering trolleys and the like. It's not clear whether it's a brand name, but I don't think it's at all associated with the notion of West
Proposed translations
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| 0 | Sailing dinghy |
Dave Simons
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| 0 +1 | Ponant |
Albert Golub
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| 0 | ponant |
Hamid Mardi
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| 0 -1 | proper name |
Bharg Shah
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Proposed translations
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Sailing dinghy
5m or less long. Do a google search on "ponant voile" "ponant deriveur" or "ponant dinghy" (without the quotation marks) for a host of examples.
See the reference for a photo of one.
See the reference for a photo of one.
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Ponant
about 30 years ago!!!!!! I sailed on Caravelles, 407 and Ponants
it is or was a model
it also means the west and the westerly wind
good luck
it is or was a model
it also means the west and the westerly wind
good luck
Peer comment(s):
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Exactly : you are right to use a capital letter, as it's a proper noun.
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Bharg Shah
India
India
Native in English
India
Top quality at the best rates
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Gujarati to English
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proper name
it's the name of an island - see the reference for details - you may search for ponant on google and check out the results
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Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Yes & no, Ile du Ponant is where boat got the name but in context, it refers to the Class 5 centerboarder
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ponant
the best translation would be ponant as it is but use brackets like this :"ponant"
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