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SPORTS NAUTIQUES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Sports (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- water sports
1, record 1, English, water%20sports
correct, plural, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aquatics 2, record 1, English, aquatics
correct, noun, plural, generic
- aquatic sports 3, record 1, English, aquatic%20sports
correct, plural, generic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sports that take place in or on water. 4, record 1, English, - water%20sports
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Water sports include swimming, diving, surfing, skin diving, scuba diving, boating, sailing, rowing and sculling, kayaking, water skiing, etc. 5, record 1, English, - water%20sports
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 5, record 1, English, - water%20sports
Record 1, Key term(s)
- water sport
- aquatic sport
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports nautiques (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sports nautiques
1, record 1, French, sports%20nautiques
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sports aquatiques 2, record 1, French, sports%20aquatiques
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, specific
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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.). 3, record 1, French, - sports%20nautiques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, French, - sports%20nautiques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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». 4, record 1, French, - sports%20nautiques
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sport nautique
- sport aquatique
- nautisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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