skiff

skif

Definition

Definition of skiff - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

sport

TECH.

embarcation longue et fine pour une personne en aviron

TECH.

L'athlète rame seul dans son skiff sur le lac calme.

aviron

yole

nautisme

TECH.

bateau léger qui peut passer au déjaugeage en dépassant sa vague

TECH.

Le skiff glisse rapidement sur l'eau grâce à sa coque légère.

barque

canot

voile

TECH.

dériveur moderne avec spinnaker asymétrique pour la course

TECH.

Les skiffs de compétition sont très rapides avec leur voile avant.

dériveur

voilier

pêche

TECH.

petite embarcation qui aide les thoniers à maintenir les filets

TECH.

Le skiff accompagne le thonier pour tenir la senne ouverte.

annexe

barque

automobile

Rare

ancienne carrosserie automobile en bois inspirée des bateaux

Rare

Cette voiture de 1910 a une carrosserie de type skiff.

carrosserie

coupé

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embarcation longue et fine pour une personne en aviron
bateau léger qui peut passer au déjaugeage en dépassant sa vague
petite embarcation qui aide les thoniers à maintenir les filets
ancienne carrosserie automobile en bois inspirée des bateaux

Origin of skiff

anglais, skiff (petit bateau)

Examples of skiff in a sentence

Il a acheté un nouveau skiff pour s'entraîner aux championnats.
Il a acheté un skiff pour s’entraîner sur le lac.
Le skiff est souvent utilisé en compétition d’aviron.
Elle a acheté un skiff pour participer aux régates.
Le skiff glisse rapidement sur l’eau calme.
Le skiff est indispensable lors de la pêche au thon.

Un marin répare le skiff avant la sortie en mer.
Un skiff restauré a remporté le concours d’élégance.
Le musée expose un rare skiff des années 1920.

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English:single scull, skiff, ...
German:Skiff, Rennskiff, ...
Italian:singolo, barca leggera, ...
Spanish:skiff, esquife, ...
Portuguese:skiff, barco skiff, ...
Chinese:单人赛艇, 轻型滑艇, ...
Japanese:スキフ, 軽量艇, ...
Arabic:سكيف, قارب خفيف سريع, ...
Hebrew:סְקִיף, סִירַת מֵרוּץ קַלָּה, ...
Russian:скиф, скифф, ...
Ukrainian:скіф, легкий човен, ...
Catalan:skiff, esquif, ...
Danish:skiff, jolle, ...
Dutch:skiff, racezeilboot, ...
Greek:σκιφ, ελαφριά βάρκα, ...
Khmer:ទូកចែវម្នាក់ឯង, ស្គីហ្វ, ...
Korean:싱글 스컬, 경주용 소형보트, ...
Polish:skiff, skif, ...
Portuguese (BR):skiff, barco skiff, ...
Romanian:skif, barcă ușoară, ...
Swedish:skiff, lättbåt, ...
Thai:สกิฟ, เรือสกิฟ, ...
Turkish:skif, tek kişilik yarış kayığı, ...
Vietnamese:thuyền đơn, thuyền nhẹ, ...

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Definition of skiff - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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