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Started by AllyG in Ski Chatter - 49 Replies

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AllyG posted Nov-2009

Does anyone know where I can buy a French/English ski dictionary?

I have an ordinary French dictionary, but it doesn't include specialist ski words and expressions. I am also having French classes in our local community centre but the teacher is not a skier herself, so she doesn't have the extra vocab either.

I will be ski-ing in a lesson with the French in the afternoon (which I've done before) and I would like to improve both my level of understanding and speaking.

I have thought that maybe a very simple learn to ski book in French might do, because I generally find it easier to understand expressions (especially when I have a dictionary to hand) than to compose them.

I would have thought that a ski dictionary would exist for French ski instructors teaching British skiers.

Thanks,

Ally

Tino_11
reply to 'French/English ski dictionary'
posted Nov-2009

qui = no
non = no
je nes pas = no
3 euro = 7 euro
(Parisian shrug) = I am not even ging to waste my time saying no
www  The Only Way is Down http://towid.blogspot.com/

AllyG
reply to 'French/English ski dictionary'
posted Nov-2009

Tino,
That's very kind of you to try and help, but really, I am serious here.

Mind you, if no such dictionary exists it would explain why generations of British skiers have had to put up with 'Bend zee knees' etc.

Ally

Tony_H
reply to 'French/English ski dictionary'
posted Nov-2009

tino_11 wrote:qui = no
non = no
je nes pas = no
3 euro = 7 euro
(Parisian shrug) = I am not even ging to waste my time saying no
Sadly true
www  New and improved me

AllyG
reply to 'French/English ski dictionary'
posted Nov-2009

This is clearly going to be my next challenge - to compose a French/English ski dictionary for practical use during ski holidays.

I need simple, useful expressions, like 'Excuse me, but where are we now on this piste map' which would be something like 'Excusez-moi Madame/Monsieur, ou sont nous sur la carte de la piste?' (which isn't totally right - needs improvement).

I will write it in Word and post a link to it once I've written a bit, and then maybe people will be encouraged to contribute a few words - there must be some bilingual French/English J2skiers hiding on here somewhere who could help with it.

Ally

Tino_11
reply to 'French/English ski dictionary'
posted Nov-2009

excuse moi, mais où sommes nous maintenant sur cette carte de la piste
www  The Only Way is Down http://towid.blogspot.com/

AllyG
reply to 'French/English ski dictionary'
posted Nov-2009

Tino,
Did you compose that yourself, or did you use one of those translation websites?

Ally

Dave Mac
reply to 'French/English ski dictionary'
posted Nov-2009

dans le bureau.

Topic last updated on 30-November-2009 at 08:06