Oct 24, 2009 14:13
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mousqueton (d'escalade)
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Les cordes, les **mousquetons** et les renvois utilisés dans l’escalade indoor doivent en effet pouvoir supporter un nombre élevé d’utilisations et résister aux parois rugueuses ainsi qu’aux sollicitations en top-rope.
Some possibilities: crab, carabiner, karabiner, snap, snap hook, snap-lock, clasp - but which is best? Experienced mountaineers needed!
Some possibilities: crab, carabiner, karabiner, snap, snap hook, snap-lock, clasp - but which is best? Experienced mountaineers needed!
Proposed translations
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carabiner
aux States
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-10-24 14:54:46 GMT)
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http://www.abc-of-rockclimbing.com/info/carabiners-types.asp
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-10-24 14:54:46 GMT)
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http://www.abc-of-rockclimbing.com/info/carabiners-types.asp
Peer comment(s):
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Jennifer Levey
: And UK. Also 'crab', if the context/style permit some jargon.
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whither has fle
: So, "carabiner" it is then....Cheers...gosh I wouldn't mind being up there right now on the side of a mountain..!
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Drmanu49
24 mins
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Michael GREEN
1 hr
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Joanne Archambault
2 hrs
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sueaberwoman
: Carabiner according to an Iron Man competitor. C or K apparently acceptable, as taken from German.
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Comment: "Thanks a lot to you all - looks like it's carabiner, then"
Discussion
Hello Shelia, I'm not an expert, but I'm wondering why you couldn't just use "crab", as it is for climbing mountains. But you will probably have an experienced mountaineer on line in a few minutes. Good luck.
mousqueton: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
mousqueton nm snap hook
mousqueton (alpinisme) nm crab (climbing: karabiner)