With our busy schedules, going camping can be fun on weekends. There are many things one needs to carry when on a camping trip. In this article, we take you through vocabulary you can use while on a camping trip in French.
1. La lampe de poche
Meaning: a building and the surrounding area where trains stop for people to get on or off
English: torch
Example: Nous aurons besoin d’une lampe de poche pour le trek nocturne. (We will need a torch for the night trek.)
2. Le lit de camp
Meaning: a light bed that can be folded so that it can be easily carried and stored
English: camp bed
Example: John ne peut pas dormir sans son lit de camp. (John can’t sleep without his camp bed.)
3. Le sac de couchage
Meaning: a large, thick bag for sleeping in, especially when you are sleeping outside, for example in a tent
English: sleeping bag
Example: N’oubliez pas de porter votre sac de couchage sur le camp. (Don’t forget to carry your sleeping bag on the camp.)
4. Gril de barbecue
Meaning: a metal frame on which meat, fish, or vegetables are cooked outdoors over a fire
English:barbecue grill
Example: Nous sommes tôt, voyons s’il y a des sièges vides dans la salle d’attente. (We’re early, see if there are any seats empty in the waiting room.)
5. Le sac à dos
Meaning : a backpack
English: rucksack
Example: Ne mettez pas beaucoup de choses dans votre sac à dos de camping. (Don’t put in a lot of things in your camping rucksack.)
6. L’eau potable
Meaning: water that is suitable for drinking
English: drinking water
Example: Il est difficile de trouver de l’eau potable lors des randonnées. (It’s difficult to find drinking water on treks.)
7. bottes
Meaning: a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg
English: boots
Example: Elle a oublié de porter ses bottes pendant le voyage. (She forgot to carry her boots on the trip.)
8. boussole
Meaning a device for finding direction with a needle that can move easily and that always points to magnetic north
English: compass
Example: Elle portait une boussole partout où elle allait. (She carried a compass wherever she went.)
9. Feu de camp
Meaning :an outside fire, made and used by people who are staying outside or in tents
English: campfire
Example: Ils se sont assis dehors à observer les étoiles autour d’un feu de camp.(They sat outside stargazing around a campfire.)
10. crème solaire
Meaning: a substance that you put on your skin to prevent it from being damaged by the sun
English: sunscreen
Example: Cathy n’oublie jamais d’appliquer sa crème solaire. (Cathy never forgets to apply her sunscreen.)
11. Tente
Meaning :a shelter made of canvas or a similar material and supported by poles and ropes, that you can fold up and carry with you
English: tent
Example: Nous avons construit notre propre tente. (We built our own tent.)
12. Insectifuge
Meaning: a substance used to repel insects or mosquitoes
English: insect repellent
Example: Veuillez emporter un insectifuge pour le trek. (Please carry an insect repellent to the trek.)
13. Une corde
Meaning: strong, thick string made of long twisted threads:
English: rope
Example: Il a attrapé la corde et l’a nouée autour d’un poteau. (He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.)
14. Une carte
Meaning: a drawing that gives you a particular type of information about a particular area
English: map
Example: Ils ont utilisé une carte lorsqu’ils étaient perdus dans les bois. (They used a map when they were lost in the woods.)
15. Caravane
Meaning: a wheeled vehicle for living or travelling in, especially for holidays, that contains beds and cooking equipment and can be pulled by a car
English: caravan
Example: Ils ont descendu la caravane pour la nuit après avoir cherché un endroit approprié. (They pulled the caravan down for the night after searching a suitable location.)
Now that you have learnt the meanings of these words in French, be sure to use them while you go camping in France. For more such vocabulary in French, keep following our blog. Learn French online with Albert Learning.
