Sails and Rigging Terms Translated. English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.

Sails and Rigging Terms Translated

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	English	Dutch	French	German	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Spanish
	sails & rigging						sails & equipamento
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1	asymmetric spinnaker		spi asymétrique				spinnaker asymmetric		1
2	back stay	hekstag	etai arrière	achterstag	paterazzo	achtersztag	estada traseira	burda	2
3	batten	zeillat	latte	latte	stecche	listwa	batten	sables	3
4	boom	giek	bôme	baum	boma	bom	crescimento	botavara	4
5	bottle screw		ridoir (à vis)				parafuso do frasco		5
6	chain plate		cadène				placa chain		6
7	clew	schoothoek	point d'ecoute	schothorn	punto di scotta	rog halsowy	clew	puño de escota	7
8	cringle		andaillot, patte de bouline				cringle		8
9	cruising chute		spi asymétrique				rampa cruzando		9
10	cutter stay		etai intermédiaire				estada do cortador		10
11	downhaul		hale-bas				downhaul		11
12	ease off		détendre, lâcher				facilidade fora		12
13	foot	onderlijk	bordure	fuss	base	lik dolny	pé	pujamen	13
14	foremast		nât de nisaine						14
15	foresail		voile de nisaine						15
16	forestay	voorstag	étai	vorstag	strallo	sztag		estay	16
17	furl		ferler						17
18	genoa		génois						18
19	guy	loefschoot	bras	achterholer	braccio	bras		braza	19
20	halyard	val	drisse	fall	drizza	fal	adriça	driza	20
21	head	tophoek	point de drisse	kopf	penna	rog falowy	cabeça	puño de driza	21
22	headsail		foc						22
23	jackstay		contre-étai						23
24	jibsail	fok	foc	fock	fiocchetto	fok		foque	24
25	jibsheet		écoute de foc		fiocco				25
26	jumper stay		guignol				estada da ligação em ponte		26
27	kicker		hale-bas				retrocesso		27
28	kicking strap		hale-bas				retrocedendo a cinta		28
29	leech	achterlijk	chute	achterliek	balumina	lik		baluma	29
30	lower shroud		bas hauban				abaixe a saia		30
31	luff	voorlijk	guindant	vorliek	inferitura	lik przedni		grátil	31
32	lugsail		voile à bourcet						32
33	mainmast		grand mât						33
34	mainsail	grootzeil	grand'voile	grosssegel	la randa	grot		vela mayor	34
35	mainsheet		écoute de grand-voi						35
36	mast	mast	mât	mast	albero	maszt	mastro	mástil	36
37	mast head		tête de mât				cabeça do mastro		37
38	mizzenmast		mât d'artimon						38
39	mizzensail		voile d'artimon						39
40	outhaul		bosse d'empointure		tesabase				40
41	outrigger		arc boutant						41
42	pole		pôle				pólo		42
43	preventer		faux étai						43
44	reef		ris				recife		44
45	reefing point		ris				ponto reefing		45
46	reefing lines	reeflijnen	bandes de ris	reffleine	borose	reflinki	linhas reefing	mano de rizos	46
47	rigging	onderdelen van een boot	gréement	rigg	parti di una barca	osprzet i takielunek	equipamento	aparejo	47
48	roach		chute				barata		48
49	running backstay	bakstag	bastaque	backstag	sartia volante	baksztag		burda volante	49
50	running rigging		gréement courant						50
51	sail		voile				sail		51
52	sail area		surface voile				área do sail		52
53	sail plan		gréement				planta do sail		53
54	sailmaker		maître voilier				sailmaker		54
55	sheet	schoot	écoute	schot	scotta	szot	folha	escota	55
56	shroud	staand want	hauban	want	sartia	wanta	saia	obenque	56
57	spanker		artimon						57
58	spar		espar						58
59	spinnaker	spinnaker	spi	spinnaker	spi	spinaker	spinnaker	spinnaker	59
60	spinnaker pole	spinnakerboom	tangon	spinnakerbaum	tangone	spinakerbom	pólo do spinnaker	tangón	60
61	spreaders	zalingen	barres de flèche	saling	crocette	salingi	propagadores	crucetas	61
62	spritsail		voile à livarde						62
63	standing rigging		gréement dormant				estada		63
64	stay		étai						64
65	staysail		trinquette				equipamento ereto		65
66	storm jib		tourmentin				jib da tempestade		66
67	storm trysail		voile de cap				trysail da tempestade		67
68	tack	halshoek	point d'amure	hals	punto di mura	rog szotowy		puño de amura	68
69	tell tale	tell tale	révélateur	spion/windfaden	segna vento	icek		cataviento	69
70	t'gallant		perroquet						70
71	topgallant		perroquet						71
72	top mast		mât de flèche		testa d'albero				72
73	topping lift		balancine de gui						73
74	traveller				trasto				74
75	uphaul		balancine						75
76	vang		hale bas		vang				76
77	yard		espar				jarda		77