kayak

kayak

Petit bateau à dessus fermé qui avance avec une pagaie munie d’une pale à chaque extrémité.

En anglais simple : A small boat with a covered top, moved with a paddle that has a blade at each end.

• We rented a kayak.
• Her kayak tipped over in the river.
• The shop sells kayaks for sea trips.

Expressions courantes : a sea kayak, paddle a kayak, rent a kayak

faire du kayak

Se déplacer dans un petit bateau à dessus fermé avec une pagaie à deux pales.

En anglais simple : To travel in a small covered boat using a paddle with a blade at each end.

• We kayak on the lake.
• They kayaked along the coast yesterday.
• Have you ever kayaked through rapids?

Comment l'utiliser : kayak down/along something (We kayaked down the river.); kayak on something (They kayak on the lake every weekend.)

Expressions courantes : kayak down something, kayak on something, kayak along something