embornals

English translation: scuppers or scupper holes

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Catalan term or phrase:embornals
English translation:scuppers or scupper holes
Entered by: Andrés Martínez

23:05 Jul 28, 2009
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Catalan term or phrase: embornals
Same situation as the previous question (puntal).
John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 14:11
scuppers or scupper holes
Explanation:


Embornals o imbornals.

http://www.atotdrap.cat/node/192
Imbornal, m.: Forats que, en nombre de sis, porten els llaüts arran del corredor, i pels quals treuen l'aigua que entra a la coberta.

Es diuen igual en castellà, ja que aquest el va adoptar del català, així doncs la següent referència és vàlida per tu:

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/sc/scupper_hole.ht...
(...)
Spanish imbornal (scupper). (various references)

http://ask.reference.com/web?q=scupper hole&&modrw=1&l=dir&q...
scupper hole
Scupper \Scup ... Definition: scupper hole ... Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard;
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Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 14:11
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Gràcies Andrés. Em va perfecte.
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scuppers or scupper holes


Explanation:


Embornals o imbornals.

http://www.atotdrap.cat/node/192
Imbornal, m.: Forats que, en nombre de sis, porten els llaüts arran del corredor, i pels quals treuen l'aigua que entra a la coberta.

Es diuen igual en castellà, ja que aquest el va adoptar del català, així doncs la següent referència és vàlida per tu:

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/sc/scupper_hole.ht...
(...)
Spanish imbornal (scupper). (various references)

http://ask.reference.com/web?q=scupper hole&&modrw=1&l=dir&q...
scupper hole
Scupper \Scup ... Definition: scupper hole ... Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard;


Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gràcies Andrés. Em va perfecte.

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