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English translation: convert to metric or imperial measure
| 02:07 Jul 28, 2009 |
| Catalan to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Ross Andrew Parker Local time: 06:36 | ||||||
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| 5 | fathom |
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| 4 | convert to metric or imperial measure |
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2 hrs confidence: 
fathom Explanation: Fathom is OK. It is not 1,76 but 1,67 metre: the distance from the fingertips of one hand to the fingertips of the other hand when you hold your arms spread. In the first case it means you can fish it at a distance of at least approximately 80 metre onwards from the shore. |
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2 hrs confidence:
fathom Explanation: Fathom is OK. It is not 1,76 but 1,67 metre: the distance from the fingertips of one hand to the fingertips of the other hand when you hold your arms spread. In the first case it means you can fish it at a distance of at least approximately 80 metre onwards from the shore. |
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2 hrs confidence: 
convert to metric or imperial measure Explanation: Using fathoms to indicate distance also sounds odd to me. The references I can find where "fathoms" is used to indicate a distance from shore all appear to be historical texts. See: http://www.google.es/search?hl=en&q="fathoms from the shore"... Modern texts appear to use regular metric or imperial measures. See: http://www.google.es/search?hl=en&q="minimum of * from shore... Therefore, Id convert the distance to metres > 83.5 m (50 x 1.67) 85. braça Font Diccionari de la llengua catalana de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans (2a edició) braça. Distància que hi ha des de l'extrem d'una mà a l'extrem de l'altra tenint els braços estirats en creu. Mida generalment usada en la marina, equivalent a 1,67 metres. La mar tenia allà una profunditat de tres braces. Mida itinerària equivalent a 1/1.200 de la milla marina. Força [...] |
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