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French to English Ships, Sailing, Maritime Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
maître de bord		Master
magasins en douane		bonded stores
maille vide		[naut.] frame space
manœuvres des pieds		maneuvers involving the [jack-up] legs [of turbine installation vessels]
manettes des moules		to take charge of
marin de commerce		merchant seaman (UK English) vs fisherman
matérialisées		delimited	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
mauvaise fortune de mer		perils of the sea
mâtereau [in leisure craft / yachting context, NOT big ships! (though also possible)]		signal mast	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
mâts de matage		mast crane
mène sa barque		successfully navigated his career
méridienne		chaise longue
mesures de creux		measurement of (void) space
mettre à la / en panne		heave to
MHW, MTW		MHW, MTW	Paula Price
Entered by: Paula Price
mise sur cale		keel-laying	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
monotoron [describing construction of wire rope]		single-strand [NB: not a precise equivalent, and to some extent ambiguous, so prefer explanation where possible]	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
monotypie		one design
montante		inclined
moulin à café		coffee grinder	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
nables d\'accès		deck plate
nautisme léger		light sailing	Laura Robertson
Entered by: Laura Robertson
navigation sur toilée		sailing with a too large sail surface area
naviguer en haut de la vague		riding on the crest of a wave	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
navire à charge simple		dedicated bulk carriers
navire à sustentation		vertical lift boat
Navire Périmètre		eligible vessel
navires coulant bas		ships at risk of foundering
nez de roof		forward end of the coachroof
noeud de piton		Turk's head knot
noeuds établis		average wind speed (in stable conditions) or steady wind speed
noeuds en rafales		gusty wind speed in knots (peak gust speed)
novice		ship's apprentice
ogive		torpedo-shaped ballast
onzième toucher		eleventh berthing/mooring/visit/call
Optiques de liaison		Optical connection equipment
orin		(the fact of) mooring to a buoy [normal definition is: buoy rope]	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
ouest 1/4 suroit		West by South
ovalisateur de pagaie		paddle grip
P, E, J, FL, LL, Llmax, LP,		see explanations	Paula Price
Entered by: Paula Price

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