Translation of "sailor" to French

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Dictionary translations for "sailor"

sailor [ˈseɪlə] noun

pl. sailors

le marin m (naut)

Tom acted the part of a sailor.

Tom jouait le rôle d'un marin.

le matelot m (before the mast)

de marin

Contexts with "sailor"

Tom acted the part of a sailor. Tom jouait le rôle d'un marin.

A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor. Une mer calme n'a jamais fait de marin chevronné.

A sailor is at sea much of the time. Un marin est la plupart du temps à la mer.

A sailor frequently has no time to get his sea legs after leaving port before a battle starts. Après avoir quitté le port, un marin a rarement le temps d’acquérir le pied marin avant qu'une bataille ne commence.

In Germany, there's a superstition that if you light a cigarette off a candle, a sailor will die at sea. En Allemagne, il y a une superstition comme quoi si on allume une cigarette à l'aide d'une chandelle, un marin mourra en mer.

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