sand yacht in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sand yacht in the English»French Dictionary

I.sand yacht [Brit, Am ˈsænd ˌjɑt] N

sand yacht

char m à voile

II.sand yacht [Brit, Am ˈsænd ˌjɑt] VB intr

sand yacht

faire du char à voile

Translations for sand yacht in the French»English Dictionary

char à voile SPORTS (sur roues)

sand yacht

Translations for sand yacht in the English»French Dictionary

I.yacht [Brit jɒt, Am jɑt] N

yacht

yacht m

yacht attr crew

de yacht

yacht race

de yachts

yacht club

yacht-club m

II.yacht [Brit jɒt, Am jɑt] VB intr

yacht

faire du yachting

I.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd] N

1. sand (fine grit):

sand

sable m

fine/coarse sand

sable fin/grossier

2. sand Am (courage):

sand inf

cran m inf

sand inf

courage m

II.sands N npl

1. sands (beach):

sands

plage f

2. sands (desert):

sands

sables mpl

the shifting sands of international politics fig

le terrain fragile de la politique internationale

III.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd] VB trans

1. sand:

sand, a. sand down (smooth) floor

poncer

sand, a. sand down car body, woodwork

frotter or passer [qc] au papier de verre

2. sand (put sand on):

sand icy road, path

sabler

IV.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd]

as happy as a sandboy

gai comme un pinson

to stick or bury one's head in the sand

pratiquer la politique de l'autruche

the sands of time run slow

le temps s'écoule lentement

the sands of time are running out for the government

les jours du gouvernement sont comptés

to build on sand fig

bâtir sur le sable

sand yacht in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sand yacht in the English»French Dictionary

sand yacht N

sand yacht

char m à voile

Translations for sand yacht in the English»French Dictionary

yacht [jɒt, Am jɑ:t] N

yacht

yacht m

I.sand [sænd] N

1. sand no pl (granular substance):

sand

sable m

2. sand pl (large expanse of sand):

sand

banc m de sable

II.sand [sænd] VB trans

sand

sabler

III.sand [sænd] ADJ

sand

de sable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They also find a lost 1930s-era airplane, which they rebuild into a sand yacht.

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Or if you are a definite land lubber, why not try a sand yacht.

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By sailing downwind at 135 degrees off the wind, a sand yacht can sail much faster than the wind.

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Vehicles used in sailing are known as sail wagons, sand yachts, or land yachts.

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Sand yachts can be hired near the southern end of the beach.

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