Types of Boats, Ships, and Yachts Translated to and from English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.

Types of Boats, Ships, and Yachts Translated

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	English	Dutch	French	German	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Spanish
	boats, types of
	-
1	barge		gabare					barcaza	1
2	boat	boot	bateau	boot	barca			barca, barco	2
3	catamaran	catamaran		Katamaran	nosconi			catamarán	3
4	centre board dinghy		dériveur	Schwert					4
5	clipper	klipper	course croisière						5
6	cruising yacht	kruiser	croisière	Yacht					6
7	dinghy	bijboot	canot, youyou	Jolle/Beiboot					7
8	ferry	veerboot	bac, transbordeur						8
9	flybridge yacht	flybridge jacht			imbarcazione fly				9
10	goods barge		barge					barcaza	10
11	inflatable dinghy	opblaas boot	canot pneumatique		imbarcazione pneumatica				11
12	inflatable life raft	opblaasbare reddingsboot						balsa salvavida inflable	12
13	ketch	ketch	ketch	Ketch					13
14	life-boat	reddingsboot	canot de sauvetage					bote salvavidas	14
15	liner		paquebot					carguero regular	15
16	lugger		lougre						16
17	motorsailer	motor zeiler	voilier mixte	Motorsegler					17
18	motor yacht	motor jacht	yacht	motorjacht				moto nave	18
19	passenger barge		chaloupe						19
20	pleasure boat	plezierboot			natante di diporto				20
21	racing yacht	speedboot	course-croisière						21
22	rib	rib	membre					costillage	22
23	river barge		péniche						23
24	rowing boat	roeiboat	canot à rames	Ruderboot					24
25	sailboard		planche à voile						25
26	sailing boat	zeilboot	voilier	Segelboot				velero	26
27	sailing dinghy		dériveur	(Segel-) Jolle					27
28	sailing ship	zeiljacht	grand voilier	Segelschiff					28
29	sand yacht		char à voile						29
30	sardine fishing boat	vissersboot	sardinier						30
31	schooner	schoener	goelette						31
32	ship	schip	navire	Schiff				buque	32
33	shrimp fishing boat	garnalenboot	bisquine					camaronero	33
34	sloop	sloop	sloop					balandra	34
35	speedboat	speedboot	hors-bord						35
36	submarine	onderzeeër	sous-marin	U-Boot				submarino	36
37	tender	tender	annexe					escampávia, buque-madre	37
38	trawler	trawler	chalutier	Trawler				pesquero de arraste	38
39	tub (old boat)		rafiot						39
40	tug	sleeper	remorqueur					remolcador	40
41	tuna fishing boat	visserboot	thonier					atunero	41
42	vessel	schip	vaisseau	Fahrzeug				buque	42
43	warship	oorlogschip	bâtiment de combat					buque de guerra	43
44	water lighter		bateau citerne						44
45	whale boat	visserboot						ballenera	45
46	wind surfer	windsurfer	planche à voile	Windsurfer					46
47	yacht	jacht	croisière	jacht	jacht			yate	47
48	yacht (coastal)	jacht	croisière côtière						48
49	yacht (cruising)	kruiser	croisière						49
50	yacht (motor)	motor jacht	yacht						50
51	yacht (plastic-hulled)	jacht	quillard						51
52	yacht (racing)		course-croisière						52
53	yacht (sailing)	zeil jacht	grand voilier						53
54	yawl		yawl						54