Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
delphinière [boat element]
English translation:
dolphin-nose (see question for fuller discussion)
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Nov 20, 2004 09:13
19 yrs ago
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French term
delphinière
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
pleasure craft (part of boat)
From a list, no surrounding context.
I know this is a part of a boat (fishing/cabin cruiser), and I'm pretty sure it means that kind of "dolphin's nose" that sticks out over the bows. Pleas can anyone tell me the 'official' term for this -- the text is for use in the boatbuilder's brochure / website
I know this is a part of a boat (fishing/cabin cruiser), and I'm pretty sure it means that kind of "dolphin's nose" that sticks out over the bows. Pleas can anyone tell me the 'official' term for this -- the text is for use in the boatbuilder's brochure / website
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | pulpit |
Bourth (X)
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| 5 | bow pulpit |
Ken Fisher
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| 3 | bow-roller |
suezen
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
French term (edited):
delphini�re
Selected
pulpit
As you know, I know nothing about boats, but seeing the word in the list, I just "knew" what it was, and was curious to see if I was right! From there the curiosity to find out what it is called in English.
I suspect "delphinière" is a "designer" word, the "real" term being "chaire", apparently (?). We all know that Captain Ahab was a devout if misguided Quaker, so it is possibly fitting that this word should be used for the thingee harpooners stood in, and called the pulpit in English. (despite the fact that as far as I'm aware, harpooning was done from longboats; that's certainly how it is depicted in the movie version of Moby Dick. However, Italian tuna boats (large sailing vessels) DO have incredibly long bowsprits with a pulpit at the end, so there's something in it).
As a "designer" term, you might want to stick with "delphinière" in English, as a number of English-language sailing professionals appear to have done :
An interesting and certainly very noticeable feature is the delphinière, or “dolphin nose,” a kind of bowsprit-looking deck extension that is vaguely ...
www.sailnet.com/sailing/02/btfeb02.htm
An interesting and certainly very noticeable feature is the delphinière, or dolphin nose, a kind of bowsprit-looking deck extension that is vaguely ...
www.creedons.com/about.shtml
OTHERWISE:
pulpit Forward deck and railing structure at the bow of a boat. PWC See personal watercraft. ...
www.boats.com/glossary/P.jsp
pul•pit P Pronunciation Key (p l p t, p l -)
n.
1. An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service.
2.
a. Clerics considered as a group.
b. The ministry of preaching.
3. An elevated metal guardrail extending around the bow or stern of a yacht or other small vessel.
4. An elevated platform, such as one used by harpooners in a whaling boat.
[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pulpit]
Pulpit - The forward railing structure at the bow.
[http://www.searay.com/boating_glossary.asp?tab=6]
Pulpit
From open-dictionary.com - the free dictionary.
Noun
Etymology
From the Latin pulpitum platorm.
1. A raised platorm in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon.
2. The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as as stern pulpit; other texts use the perhaps more-appropriate term pushpit.
Translations
• Dutch: kansel m, preekstoel m
• French: chaire f
• Slovene: prižnica f
[http://open-dictionary.com/Pulpit]
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Note added at 3 hrs 41 mins (2004-11-20 12:54:50 GMT)
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Used for sermoning to the loaves and fishes I expect, when one is not walking on the mount.
I suspect "delphinière" is a "designer" word, the "real" term being "chaire", apparently (?). We all know that Captain Ahab was a devout if misguided Quaker, so it is possibly fitting that this word should be used for the thingee harpooners stood in, and called the pulpit in English. (despite the fact that as far as I'm aware, harpooning was done from longboats; that's certainly how it is depicted in the movie version of Moby Dick. However, Italian tuna boats (large sailing vessels) DO have incredibly long bowsprits with a pulpit at the end, so there's something in it).
As a "designer" term, you might want to stick with "delphinière" in English, as a number of English-language sailing professionals appear to have done :
An interesting and certainly very noticeable feature is the delphinière, or “dolphin nose,” a kind of bowsprit-looking deck extension that is vaguely ...
www.sailnet.com/sailing/02/btfeb02.htm
An interesting and certainly very noticeable feature is the delphinière, or dolphin nose, a kind of bowsprit-looking deck extension that is vaguely ...
www.creedons.com/about.shtml
OTHERWISE:
pulpit Forward deck and railing structure at the bow of a boat. PWC See personal watercraft. ...
www.boats.com/glossary/P.jsp
pul•pit P Pronunciation Key (p l p t, p l -)
n.
1. An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service.
2.
a. Clerics considered as a group.
b. The ministry of preaching.
3. An elevated metal guardrail extending around the bow or stern of a yacht or other small vessel.
4. An elevated platform, such as one used by harpooners in a whaling boat.
[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pulpit]
Pulpit - The forward railing structure at the bow.
[http://www.searay.com/boating_glossary.asp?tab=6]
Pulpit
From open-dictionary.com - the free dictionary.
Noun
Etymology
From the Latin pulpitum platorm.
1. A raised platorm in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon.
2. The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as as stern pulpit; other texts use the perhaps more-appropriate term pushpit.
Translations
• Dutch: kansel m, preekstoel m
• French: chaire f
• Slovene: prižnica f
[http://open-dictionary.com/Pulpit]
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Note added at 3 hrs 41 mins (2004-11-20 12:54:50 GMT)
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Used for sermoning to the loaves and fishes I expect, when one is not walking on the mount.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Alex. In fact I went with 'dolphin nose', which gets quite a few Googles and fairly accurately describes what it is -- a protruding bow platform. I steered clear of 'pulpit', as that is also the translation of 'balcon (avant)', and in this particular case, refers merely to the simpler kind of bow rail (as distinct from the 'delphinière' on the special version)"
8 mins
French term (edited):
delphini�re
bow-roller
Declined
www.nautica-yacht-brokers.com/ M-10/ref08/desc-french.html
Comment: "Thanks Suezen, but from the whole, wider context, it is clear that this was not in fact what it was; they used 'davier d'étrave' specifically for just that."
3495 days
bow pulpit
I was asked for a translation of this same term this week, found the responses on Proz, but was not 100% convinced. I searched delphinière and found good photo images - but only on French sites.
Dolphin nose in English did not produce any equivalent images. However "bow pulpit" does produce 30+ images of the same feature of a boat in English language sites - plain "pulpit" produces many more. I opted for "bow pulpit" rather than "pulpit" to ensure the forward location was indicated.
Dolphin nose in English did not produce any equivalent images. However "bow pulpit" does produce 30+ images of the same feature of a boat in English language sites - plain "pulpit" produces many more. I opted for "bow pulpit" rather than "pulpit" to ensure the forward location was indicated.
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