“Pass me some wax!”
“Are you going to snap big rollerblades?”
If you don't know that with these expressions, a surfer asks you for anti-slip and asks you about your ability to make turns at the top of the wave, there is no doubt that you will betray your neophyte nature.
However, in certain "spots" (beaches), the regulars are not tender with the beginners... In the world of sport, the surfing environment is perhaps one of the most jargon-ridden.
This is also what gave James Huth the idea of the film
Brice de Nice
which ridicules this failing of sliding enthusiasts.
In the surfer dialect, anglicisms are certainly numerous but there are also a large number of French terms which can be the subject of serious misinterpretation.
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If you've always dreamed of being the king of the take-off (the act of getting up on your board), you have to start with the basics.
Le Figaro invites
you to test your knowledge and grasp the meaning of these expressions without which you will not be able to understand the advice of Kelly, the instructor you will meet on the beaches of Hossegor, Quiberon or La Torche.
So put on your wetsuit and take your board out of the quiver, and measure yourself against this wave of questions to wait before the next session!
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