English-French Sailing Dictionary G-P
| English | French |
|---|---|
| gaffsail | voile à corne f |
| gaffer | corne f |
| gréement à corne m | |
| gale | coup de vent m |
| vent fort m | |
| gale (near) | grand frais m |
| gale (strong) | fort coup de vent m |
| gale warning | avis de coup de vent m |
| gangplank | passerelle f |
| gangway | passerelle f |
| genny | génois m |
| genoa | génois m |
| gig | yole f |
| give way | céder v |
| Glass-Reinforced Plastic (GRP) | fibre de verre m |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | GPS m |
| GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | temps universel m |
| go about | virer de bord v |
| good weather | beau temps m |
| claire adj | |
| temps clair m | |
| gooseneck | vit de mulet m |
| goosewinged | en ciseaux adj |
| governor | régulateur de vitesse m |
| GPS (Global Positioning System) | GPS m |
| granny knot | noeud de vache m |
| Great Barrier Reef | Grande Barrière f |
| great circle | grand cercle m |
| Great Lakes | Grands Lacs mpl |
| Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) | temps universel m |
| ground | s'échouer v |
| groundswell | lame de fond f |
| ground tackle | apparaux de mouillage mpl |
| GRP (Glass-Reinforced Plastic) | fibre de verre m |
| guard rail | garde-corps m |
| gudgeon | fémelot m |
| gulf | golfe m |
| Gulf Stream | Gulf Stream m |
| gunwale | plat-bord m |
| gust | coup de vent m |
| rafale f | |
| risée f | |
| gybe | empannage m |
| empanner v | |
| hail (cry) | appel m |
| héler v | |
| hail (weather) | grêle m |
| grêler v | |
| half hitch | demi-clé f |
| noeud en demi-clé m | |
| half knot | demi-clef f |
| halyard | drisse f |
| hammock | hamac m |
| handbearing compass | compas de relèvement m |
| handle | manche f |
| manivelle f | |
| handrail | bastingage m |
| hank (rope) | écheveau m |
| pelote f | |
| hank (fitting) | mousqueton m |
| harbour | hâvre m |
| port m | |
| harbour guide | guide du port m |
| harbourmaster | capitaine de port m |
| harbourmaster's office | capitainerie f |
| harden up | souquer v |
| tirer v | |
| harness | harnais m |
| hatch | écoutille f |
| panneau de pont m | |
| haul in | haler v |
| hawser | haussière f |
| haze | brume f |
| head for | mettre le cap sur v |
| head up | lofer v |
| (become) headed | le vent réfuse |
| headland | promontoire m |
| head lining | vaigrage m |
| végrage m | |
| headroom | hauteur sous barrots f |
| headsail | foc m |
| headway | erre f |
| heating | chauffage m |
| heave (line) | jeter v |
| lancer v | |
| heave to | caranguer v |
| mettre à la cape v | |
| heavy (humid) | lourd adj |
| heavy (rain) | abondant adj |
| fort adj | |
| heavy shower | grain m |
| heavy air | vent fort m |
| vent frais m | |
| heel | gîte f |
| gîter v | |
| height | hauteur f |
| helm | gouvernail m |
| helm(sman) | barreur m |
| hemisphere | hémisphère m |
| hemp | chanvre m |
| herring boat | harenguier m |
| high and dry | au plein adj |
| échoué à sec adj | |
| high pressure | anticyclone m |
| haute pression f | |
| high tide | marée haute f |
| pleine mer f | |
| high voltage | haute tension f |
| high water | pleine mer f |
| hiking | rappel m |
| hiking strap | sangle de rappel f |
| hinge | charnière m |
| gond m | |
| hire | location f |
| louer v | |
| hitch | noeud m |
| hoist | hisser v |
| hoar (frost) | givre m |
| hog | arquée f |
| hold (ship) | cale f |
| hold one's course | rester au cap |
| horizon | horizon m |
| horn | corne f |
| horsepower (HP) (engine) | chevaux mpl |
| hound | capelage m |
| hour | heure f |
| HP (horsepower) (engine) | CV (chevaux) mpl |
| hulk | ponton m |
| vieux rafiot m | |
| hull | carène f |
| coque f | |
| hull length | longueur (de) coque f |
| humidity | humidité f |
| hurricane | ouragan m |
| hypothermia | hypothermie f |
| ice | glace f |
| iceberg | iceberg m |
| ice floe | iceberg m |
| improve | améliorer v |
| inch (distance) | pouce f |
| increasing | augmentant adj |
| Indian Ocean | Océan Indien m |
| inflatable (dinghy) | canot pneumatique m |
| instruction | instruction f |
| instructor | instructeur m |
| insulated return | masse isolée f |
| insurance | assurance f |
| intermittent | intermittent adj |
| Intertropical Convergence Zone | pot au noir m |
| Ionian (Sea) | Mer Ionienne f |
| Irish Sea | Mer d'Irlande f |
| iron | fer m |
| island | île f |
| islet | îlot m |
| isobar | isobare m |
| isolated | isolé adj |
| isolating switch | interrupteur d'isolation m |
| jackstay | contre-étai m |
| Jamaica | Jamaïque f |
| jamming cleat | camcleat m |
| taquet coinceur m | |
| jetty | jetée f |
| jib | foc m |
| jibsail | foc m |
| jibsheet | écoute de foc f |
| jolly boat | annexe f |
| jumper stay | guignol m |
| keel | quille f |
| keel (lifting) | dériveur f |
| ketch | ketch m |
| kicker | hale-bas m |
| kicking strap | hale-bas m |
| knot (rope) | noeud m |
| faire un noeud v | |
| knot (speed) | noeud m |
| lake | lac m |
| laminar flow | écoulement laminaire m |
| écoulement régulier m | |
| land | terre f |
| land | accoster v |
| land breeze | brise de terre f |
| landing place | débarquadère m |
| embarquadère m | |
| landlubber | marin d'eau douce m |
| landmark | amer m |
| lanyard | bout m |
| ride m | |
| lash to | attacher v |
| brêler v | |
| fouetter v | |
| lashing | aiguillette f |
| brêlure f | |
| latitude | latitude f |
| lay up | désarmer |
| leading light | feu d'alignement m |
| leech | chute f |
| leeward (of) | sous le vent adj |
| leeway | dérive f |
| leg (course) | manche f |
| length (hull) | longueur (de) coque f |
| length (overall) | longueur f |
| length (waterline) | longueur (de) flottaisonf |
| lieutenant | lieutenant m |
| life-boat | canot de sauvetage m |
| life-buoy | bouée de sauvetage f |
| life-jacket | gilet de sauvetage m |
| lifeguard | maître nageur m |
| life-raft | radeau de sauvetage m |
| lift (of foil) | portance f |
| lift (of spar) | balancine f |
| (become) lifted | le vent adonne |
| lifting keel | dériveur f |
| light | feu m |
| faible adj | |
| léger adj | |
| light air | très légère brise f |
| light breeze | brise légère f |
| lighter | allège f |
| chaland m | |
| péniche f | |
| lighthouse | phare m |
| lighthouse (small) | tourelle lumineuse f |
| lighthouse keeper | gardien de phare m |
| lightning | éclair m |
| foudre f | |
| light-ship | bateau-feu m |
| line | ligne f |
| liner | paquebot m |
| local | locale adj |
| local time | heure locale f |
| loch (Scotland) | lac m |
| lock | écluse f |
| Loire | Loire f |
| log (device) | loch m |
| log(book) | journal de bord m |
| livre de bord m | |
| lock-nut | contre-écrou m |
| longitude | longitude f |
| loop (rope) | boucle f |
| lough (Ireland) | lac m |
| low pressure | basse pression f |
| dépression f | |
| low tide | basse mer f |
| marée basse f | |
| low voltage | basse tension f |
| low water | basse mer f |
| lower shroud | bas hauban m |
| luff | lofer v |
| luff (sail) | guindant m |
| lugger | lougre m |
| lugsail | voile à bourcet f |
| lull | accalmie f |
| embellie f | |
| Madeira | Madère f |
| magnetic North | Nord magnétique m |
| magnetic storm | orage magnétique m |
| mainmast | grand mât m |
| main(sail) | grand voile f |
| mainsheet | écoute de grand-voile f |
| make fast | amarrer v |
| man overboard | homme à la mer m |
| manilla | manille f |
| map | carte f |
| marine | marin adj |
| marine surveyor | expert maritime m |
| mariner | marin m |
| maritime | maritime adj |
| mark (buoy) | marque f |
| mast | mât m |
| mast crane | grue f |
| mât de charge m | |
| mast head | tête de mât f |
| master mariner | capitaine au/de long cours m |
| mean sea level | niveau moyen m |
| medium air | brise f |
| Mediterranean (Sea) | Mer Méditerranée f |
| Mercator projection | projection de Mercator f |
| merchant navy | marine marchande f |
| merchant ship | navire de commerce f |
| meridian | méridien m |
| minute (of arc) | minute m |
| mist | brume légère f |
| mizzenmast | mât d'artimon m |
| mizzensail | voile d'artimon f |
| moderate | modéré adj |
| moderate (sea) | agitée adj |
| moderate breeze | jolie brise f |
| moderating | décroissant adj |
| molissant adj | |
| se modérant adj | |
| moor | s'amarrer v |
| mouiller v | |
| mooring | mouillage m |
| poste d'amarrage m | |
| mooring buoy | bouée de mouillage f |
| coffre de mouillage m | |
| mooring line | amarre f |
| motor | moteur m |
| naviguer au moteur v | |
| motorsailer | voilier mixte m |
| moving | en route adj |
| se déplaçant adj | |
| nail | clou m |
| nail (rust-less) | pointe f |
| nautical mile | mille nautique m |
| nautical almanac | almanach nautique m |
| navigate | naviguer |
| piloter | |
| navigator | navigateur m |
| navy | marine de guerre f |
| marine nationale f (française ou nationale) | |
| la Royale f | |
| neap tide | morte-eau f |
| near gale | grand frais m |
| Newfoundland | Terre-Neuve f |
| night | nuit f |
| nimbus | nimbus m |
| North | nord m |
| North Pole | Pôle Nord m |
| North Sea | Mer du Nord f |
| North-East | nord-est m |
| North-North-East | nord-nord-est m |
| North-North-West | nord-nord-ouest m |
| North-West | nord-ouest m |
| nut | écrou m |
| nylon | nylon m |
| polyamide m | |
| oar | aviron m |
| rame f | |
| oarlock (American) | dame de nage f |
| tolet m | |
| occasional | épars adj |
| occasionnel adj | |
| ocean | océan m |
| occluded | couvert adj |
| occluded front | front occlus m |
| officer | officier m |
| offshore (geographic) | en mer adj |
| offshore adj | |
| proche de/du littoral adj | |
| offshore (wind) | de terre adj |
| offshore category (yacht) | première categorie f |
| one-design | (bateau de) série f |
| onshore | terrestre adj |
| open sea | large m |
| outboard | hors-bord m |
| outhaul | bosse d'empointure f |
| outlook | tendance ultérieure f |
| outrigger | balancier (bateau à) m |
| overall length | longueur (hors-tout) f |
| Pacific (Ocean) | (Océan) Pacifique m |
| paddle | pagaie f |
| pagayer v | |
| rame f | |
| ramer v | |
| painter | amarre f |
| panel | panneau m |
| peninsula | péninsule f |
| presqu'île f | |
| parallel (circuit) | parallèle adj |
| parallel (geography) | parallèle adj |
| pennant | flamme f |
| pennon m | |
| petrol | essence f |
| petrol can | bidon à essence m |
| petrol engine | moteur à essence m |
| petty officer | officier marinier m |
| Persian Gulf | Golfe Persique m |
| pier | jetée f |
| pilot | pilote m |
| pilotage book | guide nautique m |
| instructions nautiques fpl | |
| pin | broche f |
| goujon m | |
| goupille f | |
| pinched | au près adj |
| pitch (motion) | tanguer v |
| pitch (tar) | poix f |
| pintle | aiguillot m |
| plank | planche f |
| planking | bordé m |
| plastic | plastique m |
| plate | cadène m |
| pleasure sailing | plaisance f |
| pleasure sailor | plaisancier m |
| plywood | contre-plaqué m |
| point (land) | point m |
| point (sailing) | allure f |
| polacre | polacre f |
| pole | pôle m |
| tangon m | |
| pontoon | ponton m |
| polyester | polyester m |
| polypropylene | polypropylène m |
| poor (weather) | mauvais adj |
| port (direction) | bâbord m |
| port (side) | bâbord m |
| port (town) | port m |
| port tack | bâbord amures m |
| port-hole | hublot m |
| sabord m | |
| power (electric) | puissance f |
| power (engine) | puissance f |
| pratique | libre-pratique f |
| precipitation | précipitations fpl |
| pre-heating (diesel) | préchauffage m |
| pressure | pression f |
| preventer | faux étai m |
| promontory | promontoire m |
| propeller | hélice f |
| propeller bracket | chaise d'hélice f |
| propeller shaft | arbre d'hélice m |
| prow | proue f |
| pull taut (rope) | raidir |
| pulley | poulie f |
| pulpit | balcon m |
| pump | pompe f |
| pushpit | balcon arrière m |
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