Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
canaulogue
English translation:
canal expert / canal enthusiast
Added to glossary by
Nina Iordache
Dec 3, 2015 08:10
8 yrs ago
French term
canaulogue
French to English
Other
Geography
Canaux de Bourgogne
This is an expert in canals. But how can I translate this into English, please?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | canal expert / canal enthusiast |
Charles Davis
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| 4 | canal specialist |
Jennifer Forbes
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Proposed translations
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canal expert / canal enthusiast
Either of these, depending on the emphasis implied by the context. I am pretty sure there is no equivalent (such as "canalogist") in English. If there were, it would probably have been used here:
"The World Canals Conference is the opportunity to bring together hundreds of canal enthusiasts, professionals and scholars from around the world, to exchange good practices on canals"
http://inlandwaterwaysinternational.org/world-canals-confere...
"Sonia Rolt was an author and canal expert in her own right"
http://www.ltcrolt.org.uk/sonia.htm
"The World Canals Conference is the opportunity to bring together hundreds of canal enthusiasts, professionals and scholars from around the world, to exchange good practices on canals"
http://inlandwaterwaysinternational.org/world-canals-confere...
"Sonia Rolt was an author and canal expert in her own right"
http://www.ltcrolt.org.uk/sonia.htm
Note from asker:
| Thank you both, Charles and Helen. I think I would choose enthusiast, as this seems to be the case in my context. |
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Comment: "Thanks a lot, Charles!"
6 hrs
Jennifer Forbes
Native in English
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Finance, law, property development, art
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
canal specialist
Another possibility, probably implying a professional rather than a hobbyist. Without more context, we don't know which your man/woman is.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. The context isn't more help as the canal enthusiast or canal specialist is not the target of the text, so to say. |
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