paddle

pagaie

Manche court terminé par une partie large et plate, servant à faire avancer une petite embarcation.

En anglais simple : A short pole with a wide, flat end used to move a small boat through water.

• He dropped his paddle in the water.
• Each canoe needs two paddles.
• Hold the paddle with both hands.

Expressions courantes : canoe paddle, wooden paddle, paddle blade

sortie en canoë, sortie en kayak

Moment ou sortie sur l’eau dans une petite embarcation que l’on fait avancer à la pagaie.

En anglais simple : A period of moving a small boat through water using a pole with a flat end.

• We went for a paddle on the lake.
• Our morning paddle lasted an hour.
• Would you like a gentle paddle downriver?

Expressions courantes : a short paddle, paddle downriver, paddle on something

pataugeage

Court moment passé à marcher ou à jouer dans une eau peu profonde.

En anglais simple : A short walk or time spent playing in water that is not deep.

• The children had a paddle in the sea.
• A quick paddle cooled my feet.
• We stopped for a paddle in the stream.

Synonymes : wade

Expressions courantes : have a paddle, paddle in something, a quick paddle

raquette

Petit objet plat muni d’un manche, utilisé pour frapper une balle dans certains jeux.

En anglais simple : A small, flat object with a handle used to hit a ball in certain games.

• She hit the ball with her paddle.
• Both players bought new paddles.
• This paddle has a comfortable handle.

Synonymes : bat, racket

Expressions courantes : table tennis paddle, pickleball paddle, paddle handle

palette à fessée

Objet large et plat utilisé pour frapper quelqu’un en guise de punition.

En anglais simple : A wide, flat object used to hit someone as punishment.

• The old school displayed a wooden paddle.
• The principal once used a paddle for punishment.
• Such paddles are now banned in many schools.

Expressions courantes : wooden paddle, punishment paddle, paddle for spanking

pagayer

Faire avancer une embarcation avec une pagaie, ou se déplacer dans l’eau en utilisant ses mains comme des pagaies.

En anglais simple : To move a boat through water using a flat-ended pole, or move yourself through water with your hands.

• We paddle across the lake every morning.
• She paddled the canoe towards the island.
• Can you paddle back to shore?

Comment l'utiliser : paddle across/down something (They paddled down the river.); paddle something (He paddled the canoe to the bank.)

Synonymes : row

Expressions courantes : paddle a canoe, paddle across something, paddle to shore

patauger

Marcher ou jouer dans une eau peu profonde.

En anglais simple : To walk or play in water that is not deep.

• The children paddle in the sea.
• We paddled barefoot in the stream.
• Is the water warm enough to paddle?

Comment l'utiliser : paddle in something (They paddled in the shallow pool.)

Synonymes : wade

Expressions courantes : paddle in something, paddle in the sea

donner une fessée

Frapper quelqu’un sur les fesses avec un objet large et plat, généralement pour le punir.

En anglais simple : To hit someone on the bottom with a wide, flat object, usually as punishment.

• The principal threatened to paddle the boy.
• Some schools once paddled children for breaking rules.
• He remembered being paddled as a child.

Synonymes : spank

Expressions courantes : paddle someone, paddle a child