Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"we take in sail and let him"
Portuguese translation:
arriamos a vela e deixamos que ele venha (
Added to glossary by
OdeteGuimarães
Sep 12, 2005 11:10
18 yrs ago
English term
Portugal
"we take in sail and let him"
English to Portuguese
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
" - It is a dangerous manoeuvre. We let him chase us, but we sail dead ahead. He will be sailing close behind us. We take in sail and let him. All he can see is our stern, so in the dark he'll think he scored a hit and chopped our mast, because we're travelling slow."
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 | arriamos a vela |
João Roque Dias
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| 4 +2 | recolher a vela |
Emilie
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
João Roque Dias
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
Tech Translation • European Portuguese
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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97
English term (edited):
take in sail
Selected
arriamos a vela
ou "carregamos a vela"
Ver glossário sobre manobras náuticas (PT-PT) em:
http://www.av.it.pt/aveirocidade/en/barcos/barcos17.3.htm
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Note added at 4 hrs 15 mins (2005-09-12 15:25:59 GMT)
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let him = deixamos que ele venha (neste contexto)
Ver glossário sobre manobras náuticas (PT-PT) em:
http://www.av.it.pt/aveirocidade/en/barcos/barcos17.3.htm
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Note added at 4 hrs 15 mins (2005-09-12 15:25:59 GMT)
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let him = deixamos que ele venha (neste contexto)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada a todos pela ajuda! Odete"
+2
9 mins
English term (edited):
take in sail
recolher a vela
take in sail = recolher a vela
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Note added at 58 mins (2005-09-12 12:08:41 GMT)
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Exemplos:
Estava a ponto de recolher a vela e mandar mudar o rumo da nau...
O vento sopra forte e a melhor coisa a fazer é recolher a vela e esperar a calmaria.
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Note added at 58 mins (2005-09-12 12:08:41 GMT)
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Exemplos:
Estava a ponto de recolher a vela e mandar mudar o rumo da nau...
O vento sopra forte e a melhor coisa a fazer é recolher a vela e esperar a calmaria.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Eliane Rio Branco
52 mins
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| agree |
Clauwolf
: e o "and let him" deve ser "deixamos ele se aproximar"
1 hr
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