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French swimming pool vocabulary: explore the poolside
Explore a French public pool: le grand bassin, le plongeoir, les lignes d'eau, le maître-nageur, le pédiluve. Tap each, then play Find it.
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In short
At la piscine: le grand bassin (main pool) and le petit bassin (learner pool), les lignes d'eau (lanes), le plongeoir (diving board), l'échelle (ladder), le pédiluve (footbath) and le maître-nageur (lifeguard).
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Explore the poolside: tap a spot, then play Find it
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What are the swimming strokes in French?
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la brasse | breaststroke |
| le crawl | front crawl |
| le dos crawlé | backstroke |
| le papillon | butterfly |
| faire une longueur | swim a length |
| plonger | dive |
- Maître-nageur
Monsieur, le bonnet est obligatoire !
Sir, a swimming cap is compulsory!
- Vous
Ah, pardon, je le mets tout de suite. Je peux nager dans quelle ligne ?
Oh, sorry, I'll put it on right away. Which lane can I swim in?
- Maître-nageur
La ligne trois, c'est pour la nage moyenne.
Lane three, that's for medium speed.
- Vous
Et le plongeoir est ouvert ?
And is the diving board open?
- Maître-nageur
Seulement le week-end.
Only at weekends.
Lanes in French pools are often organised by speed: nage lente, moyenne, rapide. Swimmers keep to the right and overtake on the left. Faire des longueurs (swim lengths) is the usual way to describe a fitness swim: J'ai fait trente longueurs.