Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 3, 2015 18:42
8 yrs ago
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Swedish term
slag
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
day cruiser
Nu visar sig de smala slagens nackdel: de förmår inte kasta undan motsjön.
Slagen, övergången mellan skrov och botten, är smala.
Slagen, övergången mellan skrov och botten, är smala.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | chine/bilge |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 4 -1 | tack |
George Hopkins
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Proposed translations
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Diarmuid Kennan
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Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
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chine/bilge
"slag" can be translated as either bilge or chine. Source: Jan Svartvik, Nautical Dictionary Swedish/English
Chine: the intersection of the bottom and the sides of a flat or V-bottomed boat
Bilge: the area on the outer surface of a ship's hull where the bottom curves to meet the vertical sides
Chine: the intersection of the bottom and the sides of a flat or V-bottomed boat
Bilge: the area on the outer surface of a ship's hull where the bottom curves to meet the vertical sides
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14 hrs
tack
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Note added at 15 hrs (2015-09-04 10:05:27 GMT)
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Referring to Diarmuid's comment below, I withdraw my answer to the question.
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Note added at 15 hrs (2015-09-04 10:05:27 GMT)
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Referring to Diarmuid's comment below, I withdraw my answer to the question.
Peer comment(s):
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Diarmuid Kennan
: Hi George, I think you got this wrong. "Slag" can mean "tack" in some contexts, i.e. change of direction, but here they are referring to "övergången mellan skrov och botten", i.e. a feature of the structure of the hull. Don't you think so?
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Sorry about that Diarmund, you are right. Tack, as the Swedes say. An old friend of mine used to say, "If I was ever wrong I would be the first to know"...
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