Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

jibboom

Spanish translation:

botalón de bauprés, tormentín

Added to glossary by Oso (X)
Jan 14, 2005 02:33
19 yrs ago
English term

jibboom

English to Spanish Art/Literary Ships, Sailing, Maritime
a jibboom is a spar forming the continuation of a bowsprit
Proposed translations (Spanish)
4 +1 botalón de bauprés, tormentín
4 +4 botalón de(l) foque

Proposed translations

+1
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botalón de bauprés, tormentín

Hola Ben,
De acuerdo al diccionario bilingüe Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
Peer comment(s):

agree Cristóbal del Río Faura : Botalón. No es necesario añadir nada.
7 hrs
Muchas gracias, Cristóbal ¶:^)
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you; I think I will use "Botalon" just by itself"
+4
3 mins

botalón de(l) foque

Declined
Oxford
Should be jib boom
jib noun

A (sail) foque masculine; the cut of somebody's jib (colloquial) la pinta de alguien (colloquial); I don't like the cut of his jib no me gusta su pinta (colloquial); (before noun) jib boom botalón masculine de foque
Peer comment(s):

agree Tadzio (X) : De acuerdísimo.
1 hr
agree nrgetic : yo también coincido!
6 hrs
agree Cristóbal del Río Faura : Botalón. No es necesario añadir nada.
7 hrs
agree Emilio Gironda
1 day 11 hrs
Something went wrong...
Comment: "My diccionary allows "jibbom" I am looking for a single term, not a transliteration. However, I thank you for your effort."
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