Nautical terms – Termes nautiques
25 basic words to get you going
- anchor … f … ancre
- beaconing … m … balisage
- boat … m … bateau
- buoy … f … bouée
- channel … m … chenal
- dinghy … m … dinghy, youyou
- docking … m … amarrage
- galley … m … cuisine
- hull … f … coque
- knot … m … nœud
- mile … m … mille (marin ou nautique)
- nautical … m/f … nautique
- old (wooden) boat … m … vieux gréement
- port … m … port
- port side … m … bâbord
- regatta … f … régate
- rigging … m … gréement
- rope … m … bout[1]
- sail … f … voile
- sailboat … m … voilier
- sea … f … mer
- starboard … m … tribord
- to rig … ø … gréer
- to sail … ø … faire de la voile
- 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.
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[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
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