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franchissement

English translation: (stream/creek) crossing

17:54 Apr 4, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
French term or phrase: franchissement
Mountain-bike obstacle course.

douze obstacles (franchissement, sauts de puce, slalom…) pour tester votre équilibre et votre technique
Robin Hardy-King
Local time: 17:17
English translation:(stream/creek) crossing
Explanation:
Looking at some of the links I found for the saut de puce question, I read lots of references to creek crossing (US) or stream crossing (UK). Sounds like *just* the kind of thing you'd get on an obstacle course to me. Think this one is therefore perhaps a bit more straightforward than the saut de puce.

It must be said though that even the English sites a are bit like a foreign language at times :-) That's the trouble with these hip sports, they like to make it tricky for outsiders to understand (see also surfing, snowboarding etc.).
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Charlie Bavington
Local time: 17:17
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2(stream/creek) crossing
Charlie Bavington
3ramps
BAmary (X)
3run through
DocteurPC


  

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ramps


Explanation:
An idea. Because "franchissement" means crossing.

BAmary (X)
Canada
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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(stream/creek) crossing


Explanation:
Looking at some of the links I found for the saut de puce question, I read lots of references to creek crossing (US) or stream crossing (UK). Sounds like *just* the kind of thing you'd get on an obstacle course to me. Think this one is therefore perhaps a bit more straightforward than the saut de puce.

It must be said though that even the English sites a are bit like a foreign language at times :-) That's the trouble with these hip sports, they like to make it tricky for outsiders to understand (see also surfing, snowboarding etc.).

Charlie Bavington
Local time: 17:17
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gina W
52 mins
agree  Kelvin Wu
8 hrs
neutral  David Goward: Wondering if it's not just the act of tackling obstacles like logs and stuff. Definitely agree with the last bit though: found a site that refers to hee-haws, skinnies, hucking, zap-taps... what's all that about, eh?!!!
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run through


Explanation:
but I'm not a specialist in that field

DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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