| Français | Anglais |
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| abattre | bear away |
| abondant | heavy |
| aborder | board |
| accalmie | lull |
| accastillage | deck equipment |
| acier | steel |
| acier inoxydable | stainless steel |
| accoster | land |
| acte de francisation | certificate of registry |
| aéerateur | ventilator |
| affraîchissant | freshening |
| agitée (mer) | rough (sea) |
| aide à la flottabilité | buoyancy aid |
| aiguillette | lashing |
| aiguillot | pintle |
| almanach | almanac |
| almanach nautique | nautical almanac |
| allure | point of sailing |
| alternateur | alternator |
| altocumulus | altocumulus |
| amarre | mooring line |
| painter |
| amarrer | make fast |
| (s')amarrer | moor |
| améliorer | improve |
| amer | landmark |
| amiral | admiral |
| (en) amont | up-river |
| upstream |
| ampère | amp(ere) |
| ampoule | bulb |
| amure | tack |
| ancre | anchor |
| s'ancrer | anchor |
| andaillot | cringle |
| année | year (of manufacture) |
| annexe | dinghy |
| tender |
| annexe pneumatique | inflatable dinghy |
| anticyclone | anticyclone |
| high pressure |
| annuaire des marées | tide table |
| anse | bight (bay, rope) |
| appareiller | weigh anchor |
| appel | hail |
| apparaux de mouillage | ground tackle |
| apprentissage | apprenticeship |
| (s')approfondissant | deepening |
| arbre d'hélice | propeller shaft |
| arc en ciel | rainbow |
| armer | commission |
| arquée | hog |
| (à) l'arrière | (ab)aft |
| astern |
| (sur) l'arrière de | (ab)aft |
| arrière | stern |
| artimon | spanker |
| assurance | insurance |
| Atlantique | Atlantic (Ocean) |
| attacher | lash to |
| aube | blade |
| dawn |
| augmentant | increasing |
| aurore | dawn |
| aussière | (anchor) warp |
| autorisation de débarquer | shore leave |
| (en) aval | down-river |
| downstream |
| avale-tout | fairlead |
| avant | bow |
| (en) avant | ahead |
| avant-pont | foredeck |
| avec des averses | showery |
| averse | shower |
| aviron | oar |
| rowing (sport) |
| avis de gros temps | severe weather warning |
| avis de coup de vent | gale warning |
| avis de tempête | storm warning |
| bâbord | port |
| bâbord amures | port tack |
| bac | ferry |
| baie | bay |
| bight |
| baignoire | cockpit |
| balai (électrique) | brush |
| balancier (bateau) | outrigger |
| balancine | lift |
| uphaul |
| balancine de gui | topping lift |
| balcon | pulpit |
| balcon arrière | pushpit |
| balisage | buoyage |
| balise radio | EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) |
| balise satellite | EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) |
| banc | thwart |
| banc de brouillard | fog bank |
| banc de nage | rowing bench |
| banc de sable | sand bar |
| barber hauler | barber hauler |
| barbottin | warping sprocket |
| barge | barge |
| baromètre | barometer |
| barque | barque |
| barre d'écoute | traveller |
| traveller track |
| barre de flèche | spreader |
| barre (du gouvernail) | tiller |
| barre à roue | (ship's) wheel |
| barre de flèche | spreader |
| barreur | helm(sman) |
| barrot | beam (wood) |
| bas étai | baby stay |
| bas hauban | lower shroud |
| basse mer | low tide |
| low water |
| basse pression | low pressure |
| basse tension | low voltage |
| bassin | basin |
| bassin de radoub | dry dock |
| bastaque | running backstay |
| bastingage | (hand)rail |
| bateau | boat |
| bateau citerne | water lighter |
| bateau de comité | committee boat |
| bateau de sauvetage | rescue boat |
| safety boat |
| bateau de sécurité | rescue boat |
| safety boat |
| bateau de série | one-design |
| bateau-feu | light-ship |
| bâtiment | ship |
| bâtiment de combat | warship |
| bâtiment de guerre | warship |
| batterie | battery |
| bau | beam |
| beaupré | bowsprit |
| beau temps | fair weather |
| good weather |
| belle (mer) | smooth |
| béquille | beaching leg |
| ber | cradle |
| bidon à essence | petrol can |
| biquille | twin-keel |
| bitord | twine |
| bitte | bitt |
| bitte d'amarrage | bollard |
| bitture | range (cable) |
| blizzard | blizzard |
| BMS (Bulletin Météorologique Spécial) | severe weather warning |
| bobine | winding |
| bôme | boom |
| bon plein | beat |
| (au) bon plein | beating |
| bord | tack |
| bord de (la) mer | sea front |
| seashore |
| bordé | planking |
| bordure | foot (sail) |
| bosco | boatswain |
| bosun |
| bosse d'empointure | outhaul |
| bosse de ris | reefing pendant |
| bossoir | davit |
| bouchain | chine |
| boucle | bight |
| loop |
| bouée | buoy |
| bouée de mouillage | mooring buoy |
| bouée de sauvetage | life-buoy |
| bouline | bowline |
| boulon | bolt |
| boussole | compass |
| bout | lanyard |
| rope |
| bras | brace |
| brasse | fathom |
| brêler | lash to |
| brêlure | lashing |
| brick | brig(antine) |
| brigantin | brig(antine) |
| brisant | breaker |
| brise | breeze |
| medium air |
| (jolie) brise | moderate breeze |
| brise légère | light breeze |
| brise (de mer) | (sea) breeze |
| brise de terre | land breeze |
| brise-lames | breakwater |
| broche | pin |
| broche d'étrier | clevis pin |
| bronze | bronze |
| brouillard | fog |
| bruine | drizzle |
| bruineux | drizzly |
| brume (légère) | haze |
| mist |
| bulletin au large | weather report (France) |
| brumeux | misty |
| Bulletin Météorologique Spécial (BMS) | severe weather warning |
| cabestan | capstan |
| (anchor) winch |
| cabine | cabin |
| câble | (anchor) warp |
| câblot | (anchor) warp |
| cabotage | coastal navigation |
| caboteur | coaster |
| cabrion d'arrêt | cleat |
| cacatois | royal (sail) |
| cadène | plate (e.g. chain-plate) |
| cale | bilge |
| hold |
| slip |
| cale sèche | dry dock |
| calfat | caulker |
| calfater | caulk |
| calme | calm |
| camcleat | jamming cleat |
| canon de départ | starting cannon/gun |
| canot | barge (passenger) |
| dinghy |
| yawl |
| canot à rames | rowing boat |
| canot pneumatique | inflatable (dinghy) |
| rubber dinghy |
| canot de sauvetage | life-boat |
| cap | cape |
| cap compas | compass course |
| cap vrai | true course |
| Cap de Bonne Espérance | Cape of Good Hope |
| Cap Horn | Cape Horn |
| capelage | hound |
| capitaine | captain |
| capitaine au/de long cours | master mariner |
| capitaine de port | harbourmaster |
| capitainerie | harbourmaster's office |
| capote (de descente) | sprayhood |
| caranguer | heave to |
| carburant | fuel |
| carburant diesel | diesel fuel/oil |
| cardan | universal joint |
| carène | fairing |
| hull |
| wetted area (hull) |
| caréner | careen |
| carte | map |
| carte marine | chart |
| Celsius | Celsius |
| Centigrade | Centigrade |
| centre nautique | sailing centre |
| chaîne | cable |
| chain |
| chaîne d'ancre | anchor chain |
| chaise d'hélice | propeller bracket |
| chaland | barge |
| lighter |
| chaloupe | barge |
| chalutier | trawler |
| champ électrique | electric field |
| chandelier | stanchion |
| changer de cap | change course |
| chantier naval | (boat) yard |
| chanvre | hemp |
| char à voile | sand yacht |
| chargeur | charger |
| chasse-marée | "tide-chaser" (coaster) |
| chauffage | heating |
| chaumard | fairlead |
| chavirer | capsize |
| chef de bord | skipper |
| chemin de halage | towpath |
| chenal | channel |
| chevaux | horsepower (engine) |
| cheville | rawl nut |
| chute | leech |
| choquer les voiles | sheet out |
| Chypre | Cyprus |
| ciré | spray top |
| cirrus | cirrus |
| (en) ciseaux | goosewinged |
| claire | fair/good weather |
| clapotant | choppy |
| clapotis | ripple |
| clavette | clevis pin |
| cloison | bulkhead |
| clou | nail |
| club nautique | sailing club |
| yacht club |
| cockpit | cockpit |
| coffre de mouillage | mooring buoy |
| combinaison | wet suit |
| combinaison sèche | dry suit |
| (se) comblant | filling (in) |
| comité de course | race committee |
| commandant | commander |
| compas (de mer) | compass |
| compas de relèvement | handbearing compass |
| contacteur | solenoid |
| continu | continuous |
| contraire | backing |
| contre-amiral | rear admiral (naval) |
| commodore (sailing club) |
| contre-cacatois | skysail |
| contre-érou | lock-nut |
| contre-étai | jackstay |
| contre-plaqué | plywood |
| convoi | convoy |
| coquille | (sea)shell |
| coque | hull |
| corail | coral |
| cordage | rope |
| Corfou | Corfu |
| corne | gaffer |
| horn |
| corne de brume | fog-horn |
| cornette | burgee |
| Corse | Corsica |
| corvette | corvette |
| côte | coast |
| coton | cotton |
| côtre | coaster |
| coucher du soleil | sunset |
| couchette | berth |
| couler | sink |
| couloir de navigation | sea-lane |
| coup de vent | gale |
| gust |
| coupe (voile) | cut |
| courant (eau) | current |
| courant (électrique) | current |
| courir sur | bear down |
| courir sur son erre | to be under way |
| courroie | drive belt |
| course | race |
| course-croisière | clipper |
| couvert | occluded |
| crabber | crabber |
| crépuscule | dusk |
| sunset |
| creux | trough |
| crevettier | shrimp boat |
| croisière | cruise |
| croiser | cruise |
| croiseur | cruiser |
| cuivre jaune | brass |
| cuivre (rouge) | copper |
| cumulus | cumulus |
| CV (chevaux) | HP (horsepower) (engine) |
| cyclone | cyclone |
| d'averses | showery |
| dalot | scupper |
| dame de nage | oarlock (American) |
| rowlock (British) |
| déclinaison | declination |
| variation |
| décroissant | moderating |
| défense | fender |
| degré | degree |
| démanilleur | shackle spanner |
| démarreur | starter motor |
| démâté | dismasted |
| demi-clé | half hitch |
| demi-clef | half knot |
| départ | start (race) |
| (se) déplaçant | moving |
| déplacement | displacement |
| dépression | depression |
| low pressure |
| dérive | leeway |
| (quille de) dérive | centre-board |
| dérive-sabre | dagger-board |
| dériveur | centre-board dinghy |
| lifting-keel yacht |
| désarmer | decommission |
| lay up |
| descendant | falling |
| descente | companionway |
| détendre | ease off |
| sheet out |
| devenant | becoming |
| déviation | deviation |
| diesel | diesel |
| diminution | decrease |
| diode | diode |
| (se) dispersant | dispersing |
| dock | dock |
| donner du mou | sheet out |
| douanes | customs |
| drapeau | flag |
| drisse | halyard |
| dynamo | dynamo |
| eau | water |
| eau de mer | salt water |
| eau douce | fresh water |
| eaux | waters |
| Echelle de Beaufort | Beaufort wind scale |
| écheveau | hank |
| skein |
| écho-sondeur | echo sounder |
| échoué | aground |
| échoué à sec | high and dry |
| s'échouer | beach |
| run aground |
| s'échouer | ground |
| éclair | lightning |
| éclaircie | bright interval/spell |
| clear interval/spell |
| sunny interval/spell |
| éclaircir | brighten (up) |
| clear (up) |
| écluse | lock |
| école de voile | sailing school |
| écoper l'eau | bail |
| écopeur | bailer |
| écoulement | flow |
| écoulement laminaire | laminar flow |
| écoulement régulier | laminar flow |
| écoute | sheet |
| écoute | sheet |
| écoute de foc | jibsheet |
| écoute de grande voile | mainsheet |
| écoutille | hatch |
| écrou | nut |
| écume | foam |
| électricité | electricity |
| élévateur | boat hoist |
| embellie | bright spell |
| lull |
| embardée | yaw |
| (faire une) embardée | sheer (off) |
| yaw |
| embraquer | sheet in |
| embruns | sea spray |
| émetteur radio | radio transmitter |
| emmêlé | foul> |
| empannage | gybe |
| empanner | gybe |
| encablure | cable (= 607 feet) |
| enfléchûre | ratline |
| engagé | foul |
| enneigé | snowy |
| enseigne de vaisseau | ensign |
| enveloppe | casing |
| épars | occasional |
| scattered |
| épave | wreck |
| épisser | splice |
| épissure | splice |
| équateur | equator |
| équipage | crew |
| equipier | crew(man) |
| erre | (head)way |
| espar | spar |
| yard |
| essence | petrol |
| est | East |
| estrope | strop |
| estuaire | estuary |
| étai | forestay |
| stay |
| étai arrière | back stay |
| étai de trinquette | cutter stay |
| étambot | stern |
| sternpost |
| étamine | bunting |
| état de la mer | sea state |
| (en) état de naviguer | seaworthy |
| (s')étendant | extending |
| étendu | widespread |
| étrave | bow |
| stem |
| excitation | (electric) field |
| expert maritime | marine surveyor |
| extincteur | fire extinguisher |
| extremité de cordage | rope end |
| faible | light |
| slight |
| faire un noeud | knot |
| Fahrenheit | Fahrenheit |
| faux étai | preventer |
| fémelot | gudgeon |
| fer | iron |
| feu | light |
| ferler | furl |
| ferrure | hinge |
| rotating fixing |
| feu d'alignement | leading light |
| fibre de verre | fibreglass |
| glass-reinforced plastic |
| GRP |
| fiche | rawl nut |
| fil (électrique) | (electric) wire |
| fil à surlier | whipping twine |
| fil (de fer) | wire (cable) |
| fil de caret | twine |
| filin | cable |
| filin de remorque | towline |
| filoir | fairlead |
| filtre | filter |
| fin | finish |
| flamme | pennant |
| fleuve | river |
| flot | flood |
| flood tide |
| stream |
| (être à) flot | be afloat |
| flottabilité | buoyancy |
| flotte | fleet |
| flotter | float |
| flotteur | float |
| flottille | flotilla |
| foc | jib(sail) |
| headsail |
| fond (voile) | bunt |
| fond de la mer | sea bed |
| sea bottom |
| fond (mésure) | deep |
| fond malsain | foul ground |
| fonds marins | sea bed |
| force du vent | wind force |
| formation | formation |
| training |
| fort | heavy (rain) |
| fort coup de vent | strong gale |
| forte (mer) | rough (sea) |
| foudre | lightning |
| fouetter | lash to |
| fraîchissant | freshening |
| frais | fresh |
| franc-bord | freeboard |
| front (temps) | front |
| front chaud | warm front |
| front froid | cold front |
| front de mer | seafront |
| front occlus | occluded front |
| fuseau horaire | time zone |
| fusée de détresse | distress rocket |
| fusée éclairante | flare |
| fusible | fuse (wire) |
