nautical terms

Nautical terms - Termes nautiques

25 basic words to get you going

1. anchor ... f ... ancre
2. beaconing ... m ... balisage
3. boat ... m ... bateau
4. buoy ... f ... bouée
5. channel ... m ... chenal
6. dinghy ... m ... dinghy, youyou
7. docking ... m ... amarrage
8. galley ... m ... cuisine
9. hull ... f ... coque
10. knot ... m ... nœud
11. mile ... m ... mille (marin ou nautique)
12. nautical ... m/f ... nautique
13. old (wooden) boat ... m ... vieux gréement
14. port ... m ... port
15. port side ... m ... bâbord
16. regatta ... f ... régate
17. rigging ... m ... gréement
18. rope ... m ... bout[1]
19. sail ... f ... voile
20. sailboat ... m ... voilier
21. sea ... f ... mer
22. starboard ... m ... tribord
23. to rig ... ø ... gréer
24. to sail ... ø ... faire de la voile
25. yar[2] ... m/f ... paré - Anne’s translation 🙂

 

Note that un bateau is masculine in French.

• My she is yar.
• Ben dis-donc, il est paré.

Related: Get detailed PDF . online game . .

 

---

[1] pronounce boute. The real translations for rope are corde or cordage, but it’s considered bad luck to even think that word on a boat.

[2] Yar is also the name of a cute little river in Brittany, France

Related: hobbies - Sunderland

or type a key word in the

search window of FRENCH ETC.