{"id":27370,"date":"2017-07-12T19:29:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T17:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27370"},"modified":"2017-11-06T15:04:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:04:40","slug":"athletic-vocabulary-olympic-sports-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/athletic-vocabulary-olympic-sports-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletic Vocabulary – Olympic Sports In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Summer weather<\/a> has les Jeux olympiques<\/strong> (the Olympic Games) on my mind. Like many people, I don’t follow les sports olympiques<\/strong> (the Olympic sports) outside of les Jeux olympiques<\/strong>, and it’s not a topic that usually comes up in conversations. While thinking about the possibility of les Jeux olympiques \u00e0 Paris<\/strong><\/a>, I realized I don’t know the French word for “100 meter dash”<\/em> or “track and field”<\/em>. I decided to look them up and went on to learn what other events are called en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> as well!<\/p>\n

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La langue fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> (the French language) is one of the official languages of les Jeux olympiques<\/strong>, but it can be easy to miss when you watch the Olympics mainly in your native language. However, if you listen closely you can hear les commentaires fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> (the French commentary) during la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie d’ouverture<\/strong> (the opening ceremony). The French announcers say the names of all the countries while the athletes enter le stade olympique<\/strong> (the Olympic Stadium).<\/p>\n

From le relais de la flame olympique<\/strong> (the Olympic torch relay) to la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de cl\u00f4ture<\/strong> (the closing ceremony), there are a lot of new words that you have to learn if you want to understand les Jeux olympiques<\/strong>. Without le vocabulaire<\/strong><\/a>, even trying to specify the general category of les sports olympiques<\/strong> (the Olympic sports) is a challenge.<\/p>\n

Personnellement<\/strong> (personally), I always look forward to les sports<\/strong> that fall under the track and field <\/em>category. So when I wanted to talk about track and field<\/em> en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong>, I had to answer une question importante <\/strong>(an important question):<\/p>\n

Comment dit-on \u00ab Track and Field\u00a0<\/em>\u00bb en fran\u00e7ais ?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHow do you say “Track and Field” in French?\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A quick look at le dictionnaire<\/strong> (the dictionary) helped me answer la question<\/strong> and learn un nouveau mot <\/strong><\/a>(a new word):<\/p>\n

l’athl\u00e9tisme<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Malheureusement<\/strong> (unfortunately), le nouveau mot<\/strong> created even more questions as I realized I didn’t know how to say things like pole vault<\/em> or hurdles<\/em>. So I decided to make a list to help myself and all of you learn the names of les sports des Jeux olympiques d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Athletics (Track and Field) – L’Athl\u00e9tisme<\/h4>\n

100 Meter Dash – Le 100 M\u00e8tres
\n110 Meter Hurdles – Le 110 M\u00e8tres haies
\nRace Walk – La Marche sur route
\nSteeplechase – Le Steeple
\nRelay – Le Relais
\nDecathlon – Le D\u00e9cathlon
\nDiscus Throw – Le Disque
\nHammer Throw – Le Marteau
\nHigh Jump – Le Saut en hauteur
\nJavelin Throw – Le Javelot
\nLong Jump – Le Saut en longeur
\nMarathon – Le Marathon
\nPole Vault – Le Saut \u00e0 la perche
\nShot Put – Le Poids
\nTriple Jump – Le Triple saut<\/p>\n

Swimming – La natation<\/h4>\n

Diving – Le Plongeon
\nSynchronized Swimming – La Natation synchronis\u00e9e
\nWater Polo – Le Water-polo
\nBackstroke – Le Dos
\nBreaststroke – La Brasse
\nButterfly – Le Papillon
\nFreestyle – La Nage libre
\nIndividual Medley – Les Quatre nages individuel
\nFreestyle Relay – Le Relais nage libre
\nMedley Relay – Le Relais quatre nages
\nMarathon Swimming – La Natation de marathon<\/p>\n

Canoeing\/Kayak – Le Cano\u00eb\/Kayak<\/h4>\n

Canoe Slalom – Le Cano\u00eb slalom
\nCanoe Sprint – Le Cano\u00eb slalom<\/p>\n

Cycling – Cyclisme<\/h4>\n

Cycling BMX – Le V\u00e9lo BMX
\nCycling Mountain Bike – Le V\u00e9lo tout terrain
\nCycling Road – Le Cyclisme sur route
\nCycling Track – Le Cyclisme sur piste<\/p>\n

Equestrian – L’\u00c9quitation<\/h4>\n

Equestrian \/ Dressage – Les Sports \u00e9questres \/ Dressage
\nEquestrian Eventing – Les Sports \u00e9questres Concours complet
\nEquestrian Jumping – Les Sports \u00e9questres Saut d’obstacles<\/p>\n

Gymnastics – La Gymnastique<\/h4>\n

Gymnastics Rhythmic – La Gymnastique rythmique
\nGymnastics Artistic – La Gymnastique artistique
\nTrampoline – Le Trampoline
\nFloor exercises – Les Exercices au sol
\nHorizontal Bar – La Barre fixe
\nIndividual All-round – Le Concours multiple individuel
\nParallel Bars – Les Barres parall\u00e8les
\nPommel Horse – Le Cheval d’ar\u00e7ons
\nRings – Les Anneaux
\nTeam Competition – La Comp\u00e9tition par \u00e9quipes
\nVault – Le Saut de cheval
\nBeam – La Poutre
\nUneven Bars – Les Barres asym\u00e9triques
\nVault – Le Saut de cheval<\/p>\n

Wrestling – La Lutte<\/h4>\n

Wrestling Freestyle – La Lutte libre
\nWrestling Greco-Roman – La Lutte gr\u00e9co-romaine<\/p>\n

Other Olympic Sports – Les autres sports olympiques<\/h4>\n

Archery – Le Tir \u00e0 l’arc
\nBadminton – Le Badminton
\nBasketball – Le Basket-ball
\nBeach Volleyball – Le Volley-ball de plage
\nBoxing – La Boxe
\nFencing – L’Escrime
\nFootball – Le Football
\nGolf – Le Golf
\nHandball – Le Handball
\nHockey – Le Hockey
\nJudo – Le Judo
\nModern Pentathlon – Le Pentathlon moderne
\nRowing – L’Aviron
\nRugby – Le Rugby
\nSailing – La Voile
\nShooting – Le Tir
\nTable Tennis – Le Tennis de table
\nTaekwondo – Le Taekwondo
\nTennis – Le Tennis
\nTriathlon – Le Triathlon
\nVolleyball – Le Volley-ball
\nWeightlifting<\/a> – L’Halt\u00e9rophilie<\/p>\n

Les Jeux olympiques de Pairs 2024<\/strong><\/a> may be a few years away, but you can start preparing now to make sure you can enjoy Paris 2024<\/em> in la langue de Moli\u00e8re<\/strong> (Litterally the language of Moli\u00e8re<\/em>, French term for the French language)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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