TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

AQUATIC SPORTS [1 record]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Sports (General)
DEF

Sports that take place in or on water.

OBS

Water sports include swimming, diving, surfing, skin diving, scuba diving, boating, sailing, rowing and sculling, kayaking, water skiing, etc.

OBS

In English, "aquatic" means "taking place on or in water." The terms "water sports" and "aquatic sports" are thus synonyms and include all the sports, on or in water. There is no comprehensive equivalent in French, the terms "sports nautiques" and "sports aquatiques" referring respectively to sports on, and sports in water, without being synonyms.

Key term(s)
  • water sport
  • aquatic sport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports nautiques (Généralités)
DEF

Tous les sports qui se pratiquent dans l'eau ou sur l'eau (natation, plongeon, plongée, ski, surf, water-polo, canoë, aviron, voile, planche à voile, ski nautique, etc.).

OBS

Cette définition vaut pour l'Europe. Les ouvrages nord-américains distinguent entre «sports nautiques» qui se pratiquent sur l'eau, et «sports aquatiques» qui se pratiquent dans l'eau, puisque l'adjectif «nautique» se définit comme «ce qui relève de la navigation», donc sur l'eau, et l'adjectif «aquatique» comme «ce qui croit et vit dans l'eau». Les deux termes sont donc équivalents de «water sports, aquatic sports» sans être synonymes entre eux.

OBS

«Nautisme» signifiant l'«ensemble des activités sportives pratiquées sur l'eau, en particulier la navigation de plaisance», n'est pas synonyme de «sports nautiques».

Key term(s)
  • sport nautique
  • sport aquatique
  • nautisme

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: