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21:50 Dec 21, 2010 |
French to English translations [PRO] Science - Meteorology / cumulus clouds / thermals / gliding | |||||||
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5 | air pocket |
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4 | turkey, land in the turkey patch |
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4 | downdraft |
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3 | air pocket |
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turkey, land in the turkey patch Explanation: But only if you're South African, I think. • Plouf: nom masc. bruit caracteristique d'aquarissage d'un parapentiste qui préfère se poser dans une rivière, un lac , la mer plutôt que de faire comme tout le monde, un atterrissage sur l'attéro officiel Voir sens homonyme du mot "tas" plus haut, à la rubrique <faire un "tas"> (remarque: comme aurait dit ©Descartes: "toutes les hypothèses se recoupent") http://desencyclopedie.wikia.com/wiki/Parapente Un plouf est un vol durant lequel LE PARAPENTE NE FAIT QUE PERDRE DE L'ALTITUDE. On peut faire un plouf PARCEQU'ON N'A PAS REUSSI A TROUVER/EXPLOITER LES ASCENDANCES ou en LES FUYANT VOLONTAIREMENT pour faire un tranquille vol contemplatif ou des exercices de pilotage. Tout parapentiste débute sa carrière par quelques dizaines de ploufs pour acquérir un niveau de pilotage suffisant pour se frotter aux turbulences associées aux ascendances thermiques. Dans une masse d'air stable ou en début de journée lorsque la convection thermique n'est pas encore suffisamment en place les vols se résument souvent à des ploufs. Le plouf s'intègre très bien dans la pratique du vol rando, lorsqu'après une longue montée il est agréable de faire un vol tranquille en contemplant le paysage plutôt que de consacrer de l'énergie à exploiter des ascendances. http://www.wiki-parapente.fr/wiki/Plouf I found that the "turkey patch" is the designated landing zone for people that don't find lift, so looked for "turkeying" and found this : On several flights at Porterville and other sites in Cape Town, I managed to get away where others TURKEYED, topped out higher than the rest, and made transitions I would have thought impossible on my Jumbe. http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2326 However, "turkey patch" and therefore "turkey" as a verb seems to be distinctly South Offrikan: as a rule, on days that i am dressed in arctic clothing, i usually end up sweating and cursing in the TURKEY PATCH at the bottom http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=71935 If you are a mega competitive racing pilot you get to bomb out in TURKEY PATCH on the first day and ... www.eternitypress.co.za/freshair/compclass.htm The possibilities are endless but I in the meantime would just be happy to “foefie” (fly straight down to landing) down to THE TURKEY PATCH [ ... ] The real pilots were waiting for the ‘conditions to be right’. Finally I get the all clear and get airborne without publicly humiliating myself. I fly out and immediately hit some lift which my brother on take off assured me drew a gasp from the crowd who noticing the lift suddenly got eager to get airborne. I floated high above the endless fields of the farmlands, ALL TOO SOON LOSING HEIGHT (unlike those real pilots now circling high above) AND LANDING IN THE TURKEY PATCH. Rather chuffed with my ‘little foefie I returned to takeoff and with conditions getting considerably stronger, my flying was done – time to watch the pros in action http://www.livecapetown.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Lea... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 45 mins (2010-12-21 22:36:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yes, I realize that first ref. IS in the Désencyclopédie, but I still can't help thinking it's true to at least some extent. |
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air pocket Explanation: "The plane hit an "air pocket" which caused it to drop 300 feet. Nine passengers including one pregnant woman and three crew members suffered ..." www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread398591/pg1 Though they don't really exist: "The first type of turbulence is found at high altitudes, often referred to as ‘air pockets’. There is no such thing as an air pocket, it is not physically possible to get a ‘pocket’ of air, but it is a commonly used term that describes the feeling of a sudden drop when flying." http://www.fearfreeflying.co.uk/why-turbulence-not-usually-d... |
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air pocket Explanation: not usual way in french ,we would better say "trou d'air " than plouf that is used here for the fun and give "life" to the story , |
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downdraft Explanation: Ah, so the context is paraskiing (not plane gliding). Still... my answer is entirely prosaic, and without onomatopoeia. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2010-12-23 14:20:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or perhaps a downwind landing? " Shifting winds can cause a crosswind or downwind landing which have a higher potential for injury due to the wind speed adding to the landing speed." (same Reference) Example sentence(s):
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Reference: plouf Reference information: Plouf - WikipédiaPlouf » est une onomatopée reproduisant le bruit émis par un objet tombant ... L'Abord-à-Plouffe désigne une partie du quartier de Chomedey à Laval, Québec. ... fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plouf - En cache - Pages similaires |
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