Dec 14, 2012 17:01
11 yrs ago
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French term

pisteurs

French to English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation skiing
What do we call 'pisteurs' in British English please?

"Les pisteurs ont été alertés et ont pris en charge Monsieur X."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 ski patrol
4 ski patrollers

Proposed translations

+6
28 mins
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ski patrol

See links below.

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Note added at 35 mins (2012-12-14 17:36:47 GMT)
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The wikipedia entry is based on N. America, so here is a Scottish reference:
www.basp.org.uk/scotland.asp
Ski Patrolling in Scotland is at the five ski areas; Cairngorm, Glenshee, Lecht, Glencoe, Nevis Range.
Peer comment(s):

agree cc in nyc : Better than the more literal translation, for the sentence in question.
18 mins
Thanks cc
agree philgoddard
22 mins
Thanks Phil
agree GILLES MEUNIER
28 mins
Thanks Gilou
agree Sarah Bessioud
1 hr
Merci JdM
agree Kedls
1 hr
Merci Kedls
agree Claire Cox : although I would probably call them pisteurs too; maybe for a non-skiing audience that wouldn't work, though
1 hr
Thanks Claire. I don't see the point in retaining the French word here, though I would in the case of "moniteurs".
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30 mins

ski patrollers

http://www.basp.org.uk/
British Association of
Ski Patrollers
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