Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

en basket

English translation:

in trainers

Added to glossary by Gwynneth Kably
Jan 19, 2010 05:54
14 yrs ago
French term

en basket

Non-PRO French to English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation wakeskating
"Pont en mousse permettant accroche et confort. Se pratique en basket."
Does this refer to flat water?
thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +11 in trainers (or tennis shoes)
5 +1 sneakers
Change log

Jan 19, 2010 09:56: French Foodie changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Tony M, Sandra Petch, French Foodie

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Proposed translations

+11
17 mins
Selected

in trainers (or tennis shoes)

Les 'basket' are trainers in BE. It's short for 'chaussures de basketball' but does not refer to real basketball boots. So the sentence just means that you don't need special shoes for the sport.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sarah Bessioud
47 mins
Thanks JdM!
agree S halder
1 hr
Thanks!
agree Sandra Petch
1 hr
Thanks Sandra!
agree Tony M : Common, everyday term; do note, though that 'tennis shoes' are something rather different — 'des tennis' (back in my day, we just called them 'plimsolls'!)
2 hrs
Indeed - we must be the same age!
agree tatyana000
2 hrs
Thanks!
agree Carol Gullidge
2 hrs
Thanks Carol.
agree marie-christine périé
4 hrs
Thanks Marie Christine!
agree Lorna Coing
4 hrs
Thanks Lorna.
agree Jean-Louis S.
4 hrs
Thanks J!
agree George C.
6 hrs
Thanks George.
agree writeaway : with trainers
7 hrs
Thanks W.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks"
+1
2 hrs

sneakers

This is the US variant, if that's what you prefer, otherwise go with Liz's trainers.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jean-Louis S.
2 hrs
neutral writeaway : US and afaik Canada too. don't agree with 100% CL since it's not the only possible answer and may not be usable in the context
4 hrs
neutral Travelin Ann : IMO, sneakers is outdated as a generic US term
10 hrs
Just out of curiousity, what is the "modern" generic US term if not sneakers?
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