rafting

English

Pronunciation

Verb

rafting

  1. present participle and gerund of raft

Noun

rafting (uncountable)

  1. The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.

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French

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaf.tiŋ/
  • (file)

Noun

rafting m (uncountable)

  1. rafting

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rafting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraftin/ [ˈraf.t̪ĩn]
  • Rhymes: -aftin

Noun

rafting m (uncountable)

  1. rafting

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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