Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Key buoy
Spanish translation:
la boya clave/crítica/
Added to glossary by
Analia Pisani
Sep 10, 2009 22:50
14 yrs ago
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English term
Key buoy
English to Spanish
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Stories related to sailing
This is the context: After we dailed for a long time through the fog across a vast bay, suddenly the key buoy appeared just to the port side of our boat.
How would you translate Key Buoy? Thanks.
How would you translate Key Buoy? Thanks.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
5 +1 | la boya clave/crítica/ | Peter Guest |
References
key buoy | Jorge Merino |
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la boya clave/crítica/
they were looking for a buoy to make land-fall, probably a deep water mark or main channel buoy, unless they needed to locate a known danger. They couldn't see it in the fog. It was essential to locate the buoy to make a safe land-fall. It was the key factor, the critical factor, the essential factor for safe arrival. As luck would have it, they came across it and spent a happy evening in the pub…
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Comment: "Muchas Gracias Peter, Jorge y Pablo por la respuesta y los comentarios. Puse "boya principal". Hasta pronto"
Reference comments
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Reference:
key buoy
¿Qué pasa después en el cuento? Es posible que se refiera a un "llavero boya"...
Note from asker:
Hola, Gracias por la pregunta. Después llegan al puerto gracias a esa boya que los guía. Definitivamente no es un llavero. |
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