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French to English Ships, Sailing, Maritime Translation Glossary

French term English translation
pan coupé offset
panne d'honneur VIP landing stage
panneau de sabord port-lid
pantalon à pont fall front trousers
paquet Erika Erika package
paraportuaire (port and) surrounding area
parc d\'attente ready-service magazine
parcours banane windward-leeward loop, windward-leeward course
Pareur Signaler
partie affectée aux usagers de passage mooring section for non members
paupière de hublot port brow
pavillon sans quartier flag of no quarter
périphéries appurtenances
Pétrolier de cabotage coastal tanker
PCV PCV valve
piano pitman , pitperson
Piano sous spi piano operator/assistant or pitman when under spinnaker
pièce mère pattern, plug
pied de moteur outdrive
pierrer sharpen, whet, hone, put an edge on
pilote (marine) pilot / sailing master
plaisancier particulier leisure (private) boat owners
plan de joints mating faces
plongeur d'essai test diver
poids IRC IRC weight
Entered by: Paula Price
poire de hors bord primer bulb
polaires de vitesses speed polars
port à sec dry marina / hard standing (facilities)
portée range
Entered by: Janet Ross Snyder
porte-mines mine carrier
Entered by: Emily Plank
porter plus de toile carry more sail
portillons praticables working gates
poste sablier sand carrier loading point
préfecture maritime Regional marine/naval authority
préparateur member of the shore crew
Entered by: Laura Robertson
premier maître (on a yacht) first mate
prendre ou de larguer une aussière pick up or let go a mooring rope
prendre un ris dans la grand-voile to take in a reef on the mainsail
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
prescription de célérité guideline for increased speed
presse étoupe de ligne d\'arbre stern gland
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