Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
pêche à pied
English translation:
shellfish gathering
Added to glossary by
Elena Robert
Jun 8, 2006 17:49
17 yrs ago
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French term
France
Style et précision.
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, French to Russian, Russian to French, and 1 more.
pêche à pied
French to English
Other
Fisheries
Différents types de pêches se pratiquent sur le littoral vendéen : au thon blanc, à la sardine, ***pêche à pied***, pêche au casier.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | shellfish gathering |
Francis MARC
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| 3 +2 | fishing on foot |
Julie Barber
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Proposed translations
+5
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shellfish gathering
Hotel le Brittany - Roscoff - [ Traduire cette page ]Heated and covered pool, sauna, tanning salon, table tennis, Table football, “Peche a pied” shellfish gathering, Beach, Private, supervised parking. ...
www.linkparis.com/le-brittany-hotel.htm - 8k - En cache - Pages similaires
[DOC] Thyne Scholarship ReportFormat de fichier: Microsoft Word - Version HTML
Activities include; navigation skills, taught at sea on a restored tuna fishing boa and peche a pied (collecting shellfish on the seashore). ...
www.esuscotland.org.uk/thyne/willcock.doc
www.linkparis.com/le-brittany-hotel.htm - 8k - En cache - Pages similaires
[DOC] Thyne Scholarship ReportFormat de fichier: Microsoft Word - Version HTML
Activities include; navigation skills, taught at sea on a restored tuna fishing boa and peche a pied (collecting shellfish on the seashore). ...
www.esuscotland.org.uk/thyne/willcock.doc
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: it is right there in Google for those who feel it is part of the job to take the time to look.
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sarahl (X)
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David Goward
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df49f (X)
: or recreational shellfish harvesting - & agree that personal research would be in order particularly when translating from non-native source into non-native target languages
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Graham macLachlan
: in my experience, "pêche à pied" is not restricted to shellfish, it also includes anything you may find trapped in the rocks or hiding in the sand: flatfish, dogfish, etc.
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Carol Gullidge
: and have the picture postcard to prove it! But I think it also includes shrimping. However, I don't think we have one English word for gathering cockles, mussels, shrimps, etc. Whatever, it's what people do with shrimping nets and/or a bucket of sea water
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all!"
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20 mins
fishing on foot
http://www.flyfishsaltwaters.com/wading_lower_cape.htm
as per link. Although I agree with writeaway that this was rather an easy one to post!....
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as per link. Although I agree with writeaway that this was rather an easy one to post!....
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-06-08 18:13:24 GMT)
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Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: hi Julie-my objection is one is supposed to do the research before posting and not post instead of doing the work. Look at all the questions that have been posted for this single job.
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Graham macLachlan
: If I can, I generally talk about "rummaging for fish"
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thanks. As per my top link, it could also be wading....
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Discussion
I think this is a good Kudoz rule and this is what I would do if I were you.
At low tide, especially in the fabulous bay of Le Mont St-Michel, you'll spot groups of French people setting off with nets and bags: “pêche à pied”, ...
uk.franceguide.com/magazine/art