Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
belle a peu agitee
English translation:
smooth to slight
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Hadi Deeb (X)
Jul 20, 2006 05:42
17 yrs ago
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French term
belle a peu agitee
French to English
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Seems to be idiomatic. The context is what to do in the event of a shipwreck, etc.
"Si la mer est belle a peu agitee..."
"Si la mer est belle a peu agitee..."
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | smooth to slight |
Graham macLachlan
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| 2 +6 | smooth to a little/somewhat rough |
Jocelyne S
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| 5 | for info (agree with MacTrad) |
Sandra Petch
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Proposed translations
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smooth to slight
L'échelle de l'état de la mer...
Les deux premiers degrés désignent une mer "calme", mais qui, au degré 0, est complètement dépourvue de vagues (mer "sans rides", hauteur nulle) alors qu'au degré 1 des "rides" — des vagues de hauteur pouvant aller jusqu'à 10 cm inclus — font leur apparition (mer "ridée"). Au degré 2, la mer devient "belle" en se couvrant de "vaguelettes", c'est-à-dire de vagues dont la hauteur excède 10 cm et peut aller jusqu'à 50 cm inclus... au degré 3, la mer est "peu agitée" : H 1/3 excède 50 cm et peut aller jusqu'à 1,25 m ;
http://www.meteofrance.com/FR/glossaire/designation/191_enca...
The WMO sea state code gives:
2 Smooth (wavelets) 0.1 to 0.5 m
3 Slight 0.5 to 1.25 m
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_state
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Rough/forte = 5
Moderate/agitée = 4
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-07-20 07:46:21 GMT)
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The Beaufort scale doesn't use a sea state code.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-07-20 07:47:21 GMT)
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calm/calme = 0/1
Les deux premiers degrés désignent une mer "calme", mais qui, au degré 0, est complètement dépourvue de vagues (mer "sans rides", hauteur nulle) alors qu'au degré 1 des "rides" — des vagues de hauteur pouvant aller jusqu'à 10 cm inclus — font leur apparition (mer "ridée"). Au degré 2, la mer devient "belle" en se couvrant de "vaguelettes", c'est-à-dire de vagues dont la hauteur excède 10 cm et peut aller jusqu'à 50 cm inclus... au degré 3, la mer est "peu agitée" : H 1/3 excède 50 cm et peut aller jusqu'à 1,25 m ;
http://www.meteofrance.com/FR/glossaire/designation/191_enca...
The WMO sea state code gives:
2 Smooth (wavelets) 0.1 to 0.5 m
3 Slight 0.5 to 1.25 m
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_state
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-07-20 07:45:13 GMT)
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Rough/forte = 5
Moderate/agitée = 4
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-07-20 07:46:21 GMT)
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The Beaufort scale doesn't use a sea state code.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-07-20 07:47:21 GMT)
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calm/calme = 0/1
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Ah, well found! OK, I withdraw my suggestion of 'calm', clearly wrong! // I see we're all wallowing in the wave-trough of nostalgia now! Ah yes, those childhood evenings in reverent hush, we lived on a boat, battery radio, Dad intent...
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Thanks
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Clair Pickworth
: Brings back memories of the shipping forecase on Radio 4 !
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Thanks
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Sandra Petch
: Absolutely... and agree with Claire about the shipping forecast memories (Fastnet, Lundy...)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Excellent work. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!"
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14 mins
smooth to a little/somewhat rough
It's the term from the "météo marine". It should be "à peu agitée".
I've put low confidence level as I'm unsure if there are other exact terms (smooth and rough are everyday speak, but may not be appropriate, depending on context).
Cheers, Jocelyne.
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"Calm to somewhat choppy" is another option, as suggested by Tony-Dusty below.
I've put low confidence level as I'm unsure if there are other exact terms (smooth and rough are everyday speak, but may not be appropriate, depending on context).
Cheers, Jocelyne.
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"Calm to somewhat choppy" is another option, as suggested by Tony-Dusty below.
Peer comment(s):
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Francis MARC
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Thank you Francis!
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Tony M
: I think you might find 'choppy' is the appropriate nautical equivalent for 'peu agitée'; I'm confident about the term, less so about the equivalence... In the light of MacTrad's research, my suggestion of 'calm' is clearly wrong
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Yes, "calm to *slightly* choppy" works well. Thanks Dusty!//Yes, looks as though MacTrad has found what asker is looking for!
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suezen
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Thank you suezen!
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Cervin
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Thank you Cervin!
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CMJ_Trans (X)
: anywhere between calm and very slightly choppy
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Thank you CMJ!
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thescarid
: dhoppy seems good for peu agité
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for info (agree with MacTrad)
DOUGLAS SCALE
DEGREE Height of waves DEFINITION
0 No waves Calm sea
1 1 - 10 cm. Rippled sea
2 10 - 50 cm. Smooth sea
3 0,5 - 1,25 m. Slight sea
4 1,25 - 2,5 m. Moderate sea
5 2,5 - 4 m. Rough sea
6 4 - 6 m. Very rough sea
7 6 - 9 m. High sea
8 9 - 14 m. Very high sea
9 14 m. + Phenomenal sea
ECHELLE DOUGLAS
DEGREE Hauteur des vagues DEFINITION
0 Pas de vagues Mer calme
1 >10 cm. Mer ridée
2 10 - 50 cm. Mer belle
3 0,5 - 1,25 m. Mer peu agitée
4 1,25 - 2,5 m. Mer agitée
5 2,5 - 4 m. Mer forte
6 4 - 6 m. Mer très forte
7 6 - 9 m. Mer grosse
8 9 - 14 m. Mer très grosse
9 < 14 m. Mer énorme
DEGREE Height of waves DEFINITION
0 No waves Calm sea
1 1 - 10 cm. Rippled sea
2 10 - 50 cm. Smooth sea
3 0,5 - 1,25 m. Slight sea
4 1,25 - 2,5 m. Moderate sea
5 2,5 - 4 m. Rough sea
6 4 - 6 m. Very rough sea
7 6 - 9 m. High sea
8 9 - 14 m. Very high sea
9 14 m. + Phenomenal sea
ECHELLE DOUGLAS
DEGREE Hauteur des vagues DEFINITION
0 Pas de vagues Mer calme
1 >10 cm. Mer ridée
2 10 - 50 cm. Mer belle
3 0,5 - 1,25 m. Mer peu agitée
4 1,25 - 2,5 m. Mer agitée
5 2,5 - 4 m. Mer forte
6 4 - 6 m. Mer très forte
7 6 - 9 m. Mer grosse
8 9 - 14 m. Mer très grosse
9 < 14 m. Mer énorme
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