Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
marifoon
English translation:
marine telephone
Added to glossary by
Santa Botha
Dec 12, 2005 15:03
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Native in: Afrikaans 
Works in: Afrikaans to English, Dutch to Afrikaans, French to Afrikaans, and 2 more.
marifoon
Dutch to English
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Deze operators geven relevante informatie aan de scheepvaart via de marifoonkanalen (VHF).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | marine telephone |
Kate Hudson (X)
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| 5 | marine radio telephone |
DutchConnection
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| 5 | marine phone |
Wouter van Kampen
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| 3 +1 | mariphone |
Maaike van Vlijmen
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Proposed translations
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32 mins
Selected
marine telephone
As per Van Dale
also 635 hits on Google
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Note added at 1 hr 1 min (2005-12-12 16:05:14 GMT)
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Note: there are web sites that call this a 'mariphone' but many of them are Dutch/Belgian
also 635 hits on Google
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Note added at 1 hr 1 min (2005-12-12 16:05:14 GMT)
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Note: there are web sites that call this a 'mariphone' but many of them are Dutch/Belgian
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
+1
14 mins
Maaike van Vlijmen
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Certo!
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: Italian to Dutch, Dutch, English to Dutch
mariphone
I guess...and found some hits in Google
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
DutchConnection
: Mariphone channels, see www.tresco.be/en/pr_n_inlandecdis.html
18 mins
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| neutral |
writeaway
: sounds/looks Dunglish, not English
3 hrs
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36 mins
marine radio telephone
One of many web references below.
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Note added at 37 mins (2005-12-12 15:40:48 GMT)
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This is the VHF one, as opposed to the marine satellite telephone.
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Note added at 37 mins (2005-12-12 15:40:48 GMT)
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This is the VHF one, as opposed to the marine satellite telephone.
2 hrs
Wouter van Kampen
Thailand
Thailand
Native in Dutch
Thailand
Bright lines
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: Danish to Dutch, French to Dutch, German to Dutch, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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6
marine phone
yeah well, sailors call these things marine phones. Marine telephones are for the high-brows :D
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: imho not enough difference in English between marine phone and marine telephone to justify a posting as a separate answer/ ;-)
1 hr
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I am totally and absolutely of the same opinion. Cheerio :-)
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