FRENCH WORD OF THE DAY: Activités de plaisance

Activités de plaisance: The use of a boat for pleasure (as opposed to business or competition).

As seen in: « Sur les seize noyades survenues lors d’activités de plaisance sur les plans d’eau du Québec, huit sont survenues en Mauricie. »

(Translation: “Of the 16 drownings that occurred during pleasure-boating activities on Quebec’s waters, eight occurred in the Mauricie region.”)

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/justice-et-faits-divers/201210/18/01-4584494-noyade-la-mauricie-en-tete-dun-triste-bilan.php

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