Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
(ZONA DE) FONDEO A LA GIRA
English translation:
give a wide berth so ship swings at anchor / berth to swing at anchor
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Feb 8, 2007 17:36
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
(ZONA DE) FONDEO A LA GIRA
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Muelles, Puertos, terminales
I don't know how to translate fondeo A LA GIRA.
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3 | give a wide berth so ship swings at anchor / berth to swing at anchor | Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) |
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give a wide berth so ship swings at anchor / berth to swing at anchor
lying at dock (English to Serbo-Croat translation glossary ...BERTH = a ship\'s place at a wharf, room for a ship to swing at anchor WHARF = a level quayside structure to which a ship may be moored to load and unload ...
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Berth — Infoplease.comThe place where a ship lies in harbour is called her berth: hence, to give a “wide berth” is to give a ship plenty of room to swing at anchor. ...
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give a wide berth: Information from Answers.comAvoid, as in After Jane told on them, they gave her a wide berth. This expression alludes to giving a vessel enough room to swing at anchor so as to avoid a ...
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[PPT] Geen diatitelFile Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - View as HTML
leaving berth and underway . We are going to drop sb anchor. “ ”. . Drop starboard anchor! ... is given to reduce the vessel’s swing rapidly. ...
hhyy.ntsc.edu.cn/hy/kaoshi/other/BERTHING-TEST1.ppt - Similar pages
Berth Anchorage: Fowey: www.destinationsouthwest.co.ukMaximum length of cruise ship that can anchor:. 'Swing buoy'; 160m; 'Under hills flood ... Any beam or air draught restrictions at any berth/anchorage: No ...
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Note added at 6 minutos (2007-02-08 17:43:15 GMT)
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berth: zona de fondeo
a la gira: swing at anchor
www.proz.com/kudoz/1047108 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
Berth — Infoplease.comThe place where a ship lies in harbour is called her berth: hence, to give a “wide berth” is to give a ship plenty of room to swing at anchor. ...
www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/berth.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
give a wide berth: Information from Answers.comAvoid, as in After Jane told on them, they gave her a wide berth. This expression alludes to giving a vessel enough room to swing at anchor so as to avoid a ...
www.answers.com/topic/give-a-wide-berth - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
[PPT] Geen diatitelFile Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - View as HTML
leaving berth and underway . We are going to drop sb anchor. “ ”. . Drop starboard anchor! ... is given to reduce the vessel’s swing rapidly. ...
hhyy.ntsc.edu.cn/hy/kaoshi/other/BERTHING-TEST1.ppt - Similar pages
Berth Anchorage: Fowey: www.destinationsouthwest.co.ukMaximum length of cruise ship that can anchor:. 'Swing buoy'; 160m; 'Under hills flood ... Any beam or air draught restrictions at any berth/anchorage: No ...
www.destinationsouthwest.co.uk/main/destinations/Fowey/Bert... - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 6 minutos (2007-02-08 17:43:15 GMT)
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berth: zona de fondeo
a la gira: swing at anchor
Note from asker:
Thank you. I've seen in the reference u provided 'swing buoy'. Could i say in the same way swing anchor? |
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