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ski de fondo

English translation: cross-country skiing

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Spanish term or phrase:esquí de fondo
English translation:cross-country skiing
Entered by: mirta

02:10 Dec 27, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: ski de fondo
deporte de invierno: ski de fondo
mirta
Argentina
Local time: 09:47
cross-country skiing
Explanation:
It's the same in French: ski de fond
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William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 06:47
Grading comment
Thank you all! Happy New Year!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9cross-country skiing
William Stein
4 +1cross-country skiing
Paula Ibbotson


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
cross-country skiing


Explanation:
It's the same in French: ski de fond

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1214
Grading comment
Thank you all! Happy New Year!

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cross-country skiing


Explanation:
Literally: Winter sport: cross-country skiing

cross-country skiing
n.
The sport of skiing over the countryside rather than on downhill runs.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


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Note added at 2002-12-27 02:38:00 (GMT)
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Sometimes called Nordic Skiing as well or ski nordico (in Spanish), eg. see: http://www.tele-ski.com/

For a link to wordwide Nordic/Cross-country ski clubs (listed under both names) see:
http://www.madnorski.org/links.html

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Note added at 2002-12-27 02:42:32 (GMT)
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Lastly, just so you know what it is referring to if you come across the abbreviation, it is also sometimes shortened to: XC skiing. For example, the national (Canadian) site (+ other places).

http://canada.x-c.com/


Happy Trails to you ...!


    Reference: http://www.dictionary.com
Paula Ibbotson
Canada
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 44

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