Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
banda excessiva
English translation:
excessive listing
Added to glossary by
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Feb 7, 2010 22:53
14 yrs ago
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banda excessiva
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Description of operations aboard a research vessel.
"O contramestre verifica todos os tanques em caso de banda excessiva"
"O contramestre verifica todos os tanques em caso de banda excessiva"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | excessive listing |
Clauwolf
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Proposed translations
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excessive listing
:) I am an old sailor...
13 Feb 2008 ... in a procedure manual in case of excessive listing of a ship. ... a tank on the left to bring the vessel back into a vertical alignment. ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-02-08 00:01:37 GMT)
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Yes, right - around the bow-astern axis
13 Feb 2008 ... in a procedure manual in case of excessive listing of a ship. ... a tank on the left to bring the vessel back into a vertical alignment. ...
answers.yahoo.com/.../index?qid... - Estados Unidos - Em cache - Similares
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-02-08 00:01:37 GMT)
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Yes, right - around the bow-astern axis
Note from asker:
| So this refers to the ship tipping over to one side? |
| Thanks, I never would have guessed. Couldn't find it in any dictionaries--guess I should look for a specific reference... |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jennifer Levey
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thanks
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| agree |
Evans (X)
: makes me queasy just to think about it (another old sailor)
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thanks
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