Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
self-tacking jib
Spanish translation:
Vela de curso autoajustable
Added to glossary by
Veronica Terry
Jun 5, 2009 21:34
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self-tacking jib
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime
This is a marketing document about a company that sells boats, the text says:
With a clean, uncluttered deck and simple rig with self-tacking jib, the XXX is no fuss.
Does anyone know what self-tacking jib is?
With a clean, uncluttered deck and simple rig with self-tacking jib, the XXX is no fuss.
Does anyone know what self-tacking jib is?
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 3 +1 | Vela de curso autoajustable |
Veronica Terry
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| 3 | foque de virada automática |
Ruth Wöhlk
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Change log
Jun 8, 2009 12:25: Veronica Terry changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/798001">Marina Ilari's</a> old entry - "self-tacking jib"" to ""Vela de curso autoajustable""
Proposed translations
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Vela de curso autoajustable
tacking in sailing refer to the direction the ship goes in relation to the sail.
jib refers to the sail.
jib refers to the sail.
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Ruth Wöhlk
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foque de virada automática
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