Translation for 'small skiff' from English to French

(small) skiff

bachot {m}naut.

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skiff

esquif {m}naut.

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skiff [working boat]

youyou {m} [embarcation]naut.

small

maigre {adj} [consolation]

petit {adj}

small letter

lettre {f} minusculeling.typ.

small bowl

bassinet {m} [petite bassine]cuis.

small donation

obole {f}fin.

small barrel

tonnelet {m}

small town

bourgade {f}

bourg {m}

small valley

vallon {m}géol.

small cottage

chaumine {f}immo.

small farmhouse

fermette {f}

small change

mitraille {f} [monnaie] [fam.]monnaie

small tribe

peuplade {f}

small contribution

obole {f}fin.

small galangal

galanga {m} [Alpinia officinarum]bot.T

small ads

petites annonces {f.pl}journ.market.

small courtyard

courette {f}arch.

small boat

embarcation {f} [petit bateau]naut.

• He visited the spot in a small skiff, from which he lowered a small explosive charge.
• The river's gravel bottom and braided channels are ideal for the many king salmon that spawn in its waters, but they limit navigation to small skiff.
• He left Richmond on January 1, 1865, and crossed the Potomac River through the ice in a small skiff.
• The term originally referred to a small skiff used for recreational purposes.
• The complex of civil engineering or infrastructure in essence consists of a large long weir and three locks: a conventional launch lock in regular use, very large barge lock and a small skiff lock.

• The pilot and surviving passengers were rescued by a nearby boater in a small skiff, who immediately called the United States Coast Guard and ferried the survivors to shore before a Coast Guard boat and helicopter arrived.
• On April 1, 2018, Anchorage resident Karl Stoltz went missing after departing Whittier's deep water port in a small skiff to harvest crabs over Easter.
• Hiking back to the car, the kids unearth a stash of money that Skink brought with him, which they use to purchase essentials and rent a small skiff.
• One notable anecdote from the Vicksburg campaign had Stebbins as officer of the watch one night when they were approached by men in a small skiff.
• The weather was cold and stormy, the river was dangerously turbulent and the only available transport across to Vicksburg was a small skiff.

• He used a small skiff to transport passengers.
• A small skiff connected with the ransoming of a Saudi supertanker capsized killing five pirates in the Sea of Aden.