Translation of "to sail'

Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In my dictionary, the verb, sail, is translated as "naviguer" or "faire de la voile". The latter, which I used in the first sentence, was accepted. I believe that "faire de la voile" was not accepted in the second sentence nor in the last sentence of this exercise. Is there a distinction that I am missing or is it just a question of the use of variation in this paragraph?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Sailing in the Caribbean"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Frank,

The verb to sail is not 'faire de la voile' which is an activity or a sport.

Take a look at the following page which gives 'faire voile' as a synonym to 'naviguer' but never 'de la voile' to indicate the boat travelling towards a destination -

https://dictionnaire.sensagent.com/naviguer/fr-fr/

Hope this helps!

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Frank C. asked:

Translation of "to sail'

In my dictionary, the verb, sail, is translated as "naviguer" or "faire de la voile". The latter, which I used in the first sentence, was accepted. I believe that "faire de la voile" was not accepted in the second sentence nor in the last sentence of this exercise. Is there a distinction that I am missing or is it just a question of the use of variation in this paragraph?

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