amure
amyʁ
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Definition of amure - Reverso French Dictionary
Noun, feminine
1.
gréementTECH. cordage qui fixe le coin bas d'une voile au ventTECH.
- Le marin vérifie l'amure avant de hisser la grand-voile.
2.
manœuvreTECH. position d'un bateau selon l'orientation du ventTECH.
- Le capitaine change d'amure pour mieux utiliser le vent.
Expressions with amure
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position d'un voilier qui reçoit le vent par son côté gauche
Le skipper a mis son bateau bâbord amure pour remonter au vent.
Origin of amure
arabe, ʿamūra (cordage de voile)
Terms with amure included in their meaning
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voile
endroit de la voile où se fixe le cordage d'amure
Examples of amure in a sentence
Il faut régler l’amure pour optimiser la vitesse du bateau. Le voilier est passé sur l'autre amure. Ils discutent de la meilleure amure à adopter.
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- English:tack, point of sail, ...
- German:Amure, Amwindkurs, ...
- Italian:amura, ...
- Spanish:amura, ...
- Portuguese:amura, Amura, ...
- Chinese:迎风索, 舷, ...
- Japanese:タックロープ, 風位, ...
- Arabic:حبل تثبيت الشراع, وضعية الإبحار, ...
- Hebrew:אֲמוּרָה, כִּיוּוּן הָרוּחַ, ...
- Russian:амура, амур, ...
- Ukrainian:амура, галс, ...
amurer
amyʁe
Definition of amurer - Reverso French Dictionary
Verb
navigationTECH. régler les cordages d'une voile pour ajuster son angle avec le ventTECH.
- Le marin amure la grand-voile pour optimiser l'allure du bateau.
- Il faut amurer le foc avant de virer de bord.
- Le skipper demande d’amurer la voile d’avant plus serré.
Origin of amurer
italien/latin, amurare? from oud 'amar' — uncertain
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- English:trim, ...
- German:anschlagen, ...
- Italian:amurare, ...
- Spanish:amurar, ...
- Portuguese:amurar, ...
- Chinese:调整帆索, ...
- Japanese:帆を調整する, ...
- Arabic:ضَبَطَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְאַמֵּר, ...
- Russian:настраивать парус, ...
- Ukrainian:амурити, ...
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