vergue

La vergue de ce navire est en aluminium.
The yard of this vessel is made of aluminum.
Le marin a fixé la vergue à la grand-voile.
The sailor fixed the sprit to the mainsail.
Les marins amarrèrent la vergue au mât.
The sailors trussed the yard to the mast.
L'extrémité inférieure d'une vergue latine est attachée au mât.
The lower end of a lateen yard attaches to the mast.
Pedro a reçu le bout inférieur d'une vergue latine en plein visage lorsqu'ils étaient sortis naviguer.
The lower end of a lateen yard hit Pedro in the face when they were out sailing.
Ce mât qui maintient la voile déployée s'appelle la vergue de flèche, mais tu devrais déjà le savoir, marin, à ce stade.
That pole keeping the sail extended is called the sprit, but you should know this by now, sailor.
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