The following translations may be used for the novice verbal descriptions. Rather than trying to put them together in a sentence, just state them in the order they would show in the standard IOF description sheet: examples

Western cliff		À l'ouest falaise
Ditch west end		Fosse humide extremité ouest
Path Wall junction		Sentier Mur Jonction
Southern Hill		Au sud colline
re-entrant shallow		thalweg evase

English	français		English	français
Cliff	falaise		Boulder	rocher
Boulder field	Zone rocheuse		Re-entrant	Thalweg
Gully	Ravin		Dry Ditch	Fossé sec
Hill	Colline		Knoll	Butte
Marsh	Marais		Depression	Depression
Pit	Fossé		Stream	Ruisseau
Ditch	Fossé humide		Spring	Source
Clearing	Clairière		Thicket	Bosquet
Road	Route		Path	Sentier
Wall	Mur		Building	Bâtiment
Root Stock	Souche		Junction	Jonction
North edge	Bord nord		Refreshments	Ravitaillement
East Side	Côté est		West end	Extremité ouest
South end	Estremité sud		Western	À l'ouest
Eastern	À l'est		Southeastern	Au sud-est
Earth bank, dam	Levée de terre		Spur	Eperon
Middle	Centrale		Between	Entre
Bare rock	Affleurement rocheux		Stony ground	Tas de pierre
Lake	lac		Open land, field	Champ
Forest corner	Corne de forêt		Vegetation boundary	Limite de végétation
Copse	Bosquet Corne de forêt		Fence	Clôture
Ruin	Ruine		Tower	Tour
Stream Bend	Coude du ruisseau		Saddle	Col, passage
At the foot	Au pied		SW-corner	Angle sud-ouest