France is a beautiful country, so are its beaches. Continental France (i.e. Excluding Corsica) has plenty of coastlines and beaches of various sorts to satisfy the millions of tourists and holidaymakers who throng to them each summer. But for a foreign visitor, a visit on the French coast can sometimes be a disappointment especially if he/she is not aware of the French vocabularies that are most commonly used not just in beaches, but also while in sea and using the sail.
Here are some the important French vocabularies and it’s meaning you need to know that will certainly come in handy in various circumstances.
French Vocabularies for Sea and Beach
Les vagues – Waves
La houle – Swell
Les moutons – White Horses
Le littoral – Coastline
Les algues – Seaweed
Une marée basse/haute – Low/High tide
Un seau — Bucket
Une pelle — Shovel
Un râteau — Rake
Une bouée – Rubber ring
Un coup de soleil – Sunburn
French Vocabularies While in Port
Un port de plaisance – Marina
Un ponton – Jetty
Une digue – Break water
Une paserelle – Gang plank
Un voilier – Sailing boat
Meanwhile When You are Sailing
Mouiller – To moor
Embarquer/Monter à bord – To board
Etre amarré – To be moored
Larguer les amarres – To cast off
Débarquer – To disembark
Jeter l’ancre – To drop anchor
Battre pavillon – To fly a country flag
Faire escale – To call in at
Naviguer – To sail
Un gilet de sauvetage – Life jacket
Things that Must Not Happen at Sea
Chavirer – to capsize
Se noyer – to drown
S’échouer – to run ashore
Faire naufrage – to be shipwrecked
Etre à la dérive – to be adrift
Envoyer un signal de détresse – send a distress signal
Appeler le garde-côte – call the coast guard
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