Red River carts

French translation: chariot de la région de Red River

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English term or phrase:Red River carts
French translation:chariot de la région de Red River
Entered by: Germaine07

19:35 May 14, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
History / Fur trading
English term or phrase: Red River carts
This is part of a description of an historical tourist site.

SENTENCE: "This is at a time when Red River carts were used to transport merchandise across the country."

This is in the time of fur trading and expansion of settlements to the West of Canada (circa. 1730-1810)

I can not seem to find the accurate term in French.
Anne-Sophie Cardinal
Canada
Local time: 09:13
chariot de la région de Red River
Explanation:




The Red river cart was a European cart. Actually it came to Canada and the Metis were the ones that first started rebuilding the cart, because the cart that was used for hauling across the rugged land and it could take a pretty good beating and it was something that was terribly easy to make backing the old days.

Its just a matter of knocking down a tree and putting the different pieces together and a lot of times when the carts were made they were never used nails or anything like that, what they used to do was grove the different spokes into the wheels and that kind of stuff. So nothing, no nails were used or anything like that on a cart back then.

The railhead was in Calgary
Back in those early days
And everyone a-going North
Had to find a different way
There were horses dragging travois
They had been there from the start
But my father went to Edmonton
In a Red River cart

Chorus:
Rolling along the prairies
You great big wooden wheels
Stir the dust and fill the air
With screeching and with squeals
Oh, pitch and sway from side to side
The summer day is long
And make your way up North
Singing a Red River cart song

The only road the prairies knew
Was called the Calgary trail
For horses, mules and oxen
And the men who carried mail
For families from the East
Who came for a new start
And my father went to Edmonton
In a Red River cart

Those families filled the prairies
When the land was fresh and new
The sky went on forever
While the population grew
They built cities and farms
Those people did their part
And my father went to Edmonton
In a Red River cart

Red River cart, take me to my new home

This song is available on Michael Mitchell's Canada is for Kids: Volume 2
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5chariots de la rivière Rouge
Popatnic
4les chariots de la Red River
Arnold T.
4chariot de la région de Red River
Germaine07


  

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red river carts
les chariots de la Red River


Explanation:
Sans traduire le "Red River" ( nom géographique ).

Arnold T.
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red river carts
chariot de la région de Red River


Explanation:




The Red river cart was a European cart. Actually it came to Canada and the Metis were the ones that first started rebuilding the cart, because the cart that was used for hauling across the rugged land and it could take a pretty good beating and it was something that was terribly easy to make backing the old days.

Its just a matter of knocking down a tree and putting the different pieces together and a lot of times when the carts were made they were never used nails or anything like that, what they used to do was grove the different spokes into the wheels and that kind of stuff. So nothing, no nails were used or anything like that on a cart back then.

The railhead was in Calgary
Back in those early days
And everyone a-going North
Had to find a different way
There were horses dragging travois
They had been there from the start
But my father went to Edmonton
In a Red River cart

Chorus:
Rolling along the prairies
You great big wooden wheels
Stir the dust and fill the air
With screeching and with squeals
Oh, pitch and sway from side to side
The summer day is long
And make your way up North
Singing a Red River cart song

The only road the prairies knew
Was called the Calgary trail
For horses, mules and oxen
And the men who carried mail
For families from the East
Who came for a new start
And my father went to Edmonton
In a Red River cart

Those families filled the prairies
When the land was fresh and new
The sky went on forever
While the population grew
They built cities and farms
Those people did their part
And my father went to Edmonton
In a Red River cart

Red River cart, take me to my new home

This song is available on Michael Mitchell's Canada is for Kids: Volume 2



    Reference: http://www.societehistoire.ca/edu.asp?subsection=liv&page=pe...
Germaine07
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red river carts
chariots de la rivière Rouge


Explanation:
Le nom de la rivière est encore aujourd'hui retraduit en "rivière Rouge", puisqu'à l'origine c'est le nom que les premiers Européens (francophones) lui avaient donné.
Voir dans le texte à la référence donnée ci-dessous, on donne le nom de "Parc d'exposition de la rivière Rouge".



    Reference: http://www.deo-wd.gc.ca/77_2610_FRC_ASP.asp
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