ramer

ʁame
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Translation of ramer into English

Verb

1.

navigation

tr./intr.
faire avancer un bateau en manœuvrant des rames
tr./intr.
  • Il faut ramer pour traverser le lac en barque.You have to row to cross the lake in a rowboat.
2.

difficulté

intr.
avoir des difficultés ou peiner pour accomplir quelque chose
intr.
struggle have a hard time have trouble have difficulty labor
  • Elle rame depuis une heure sur cet exercice de maths.She has been struggling with this math exercise for an hour.
3.

jardinage

tr.TECH.
installer des tuteurs pour soutenir des plantes grimpantes
tr.TECH.
  • Il faut ramer les petits pois au printemps.You need to stake the peas in the spring.
4.

ravitaillement naval

intr.TECH.
effectuer une manœuvre de ravitaillement entre navires en mer
intr.TECH.
conduct underway replenishment perform at-sea refueling carry out ship-to-ship refueling refuel at sea
  • Le destroyer va ramer avec le pétrolier pour faire le plein.The destroyer will conduct underway replenishment with the tanker to refuel.
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Expressions with ramer: examples in French and translations in English

rowing machine
Elle fait 30 minutes de machine à ramer chaque matin.

Synonyms and analogies of ramer in French

Examples of ramer in a sentence

  • Les enfants apprennent à ramer lors du camp d'été.
  • Je rame pour comprendre ce texte compliqué.
  • Nous avons tous ramé pendant le projet de groupe.
  • Il faut ramer pour faire avancer le bateau contre le courant.
  • Elle a décidé de ramer ses tomates pour qu'elles poussent mieux.
  • Le navire de guerre doit ramer avec le cargo pour transférer des vivres.

Translations of "ramer" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
rowv.

Au lever du soleil, il aime ramer seul sur la mer encore calme.

At sunrise, he likes to row alone on the still-calm sea.

paddlev.

Le guide nous demande de ramer légèrement du côté du vent pour corriger la trajectoire.

The guide tells us to paddle slightly toward the windward side to correct our course.

oarv.

Il est essentiel de ramer régulièrement face aux vents forts en pleine mer.

It's essential to oar evenly when facing strong winds on the open sea.

pullv.

Ils se mirent alors à ramer de nouveau.

So they started to pull again.

scullv.

Je l'ai regardé ramer habilement, glissant doucement sur l'eau calme.

I watched him scull skillfully, gliding smoothly over the calm water.

strugglev.

Mais on te voit ramer pour le trouver.

We're just seeing you struggle to find it.

strokev.

Continuez de ramer. Je vous siffle un petit air.

Keep up your stroke, man. I'll whistle a wind up for you.

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Other translations for ramer:

  • row a boatv.
  • lagv.

ramer: Examples and translations in context

Le vieux banc de bois grinça lorsqu'il déplaça son poids pour ramer.

The old wooden thwart creaked as he shifted his weight to row.

Sans un banc solide, ramer serait difficile dans des conditions difficiles.

Without a sturdy thwart, rowing would be difficult under tough conditions.

En cas d'urgence, savoir ramer à reculons peut sauver des vies.

In an emergency, knowing how to row back can be life-saving.

Ce matin, j'ai pu ramer tranquillement sur le fleuve presque désert.

This morning I was able to row peacefully on the almost empty river.

Le rameur s'est lancé le défi de ramer plus vite que jamais auparavant.

The waterman challenged himself to row faster than he ever had before.

Tu dois ramer régulièrement, sinon la barque dérive vers les rochers.

You have to row steadily, or the boat will drift toward the rocks.

Le marin expérimenté m'a appris à ramer à reculons efficacement.

The experienced sailor taught me how to row back efficiently.

Il a toujours apprécié le calme de ramer à reculons au lever du soleil.

He always enjoyed the peacefulness of rowing back at sunrise.

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machine à ramer
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