Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
baffo (di una nave)
English translation:
bow wave
Added to glossary by
Valentina Pecchiar
Feb 6, 2005 11:11
19 yrs ago
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Italian term
sensus verborum est anima legis
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
i baffi (di una nave)
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
In a statement by the master of a ship denying that oil pollution had been caused:
"la scia dell'elica della nave era pulita, i baffi e tutta l'area circostante la nave non mostravano segni d'inquinamento"
There is a nice explanation in Italian and a picture in http://web.tiscali.it/vanni_38/idra23.htm, but I have no idea what these might be called in English.
"la scia dell'elica della nave era pulita, i baffi e tutta l'area circostante la nave non mostravano segni d'inquinamento"
There is a nice explanation in Italian and a picture in http://web.tiscali.it/vanni_38/idra23.htm, but I have no idea what these might be called in English.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | bow wave |
Valentina Pecchiar
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| 5 | the wake |
Vittorio Preite
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| 3 | moustache-shaped wave at the prow |
ejg
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Proposed translations
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Valentina Pecchiar
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Your words, my Italian colors on them
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, Italian
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bow wave
Ho sempre sentito chiamare così l'acqua sollevata dalla prua e spezzata in due "scie"... Sì, il prof. Caruso è stato più preciso di me nel descrivere il fenomeno ;-)
Cercando "bow wave" + Bernoulli trovi parecchi esempi, anche con descrizioni che corrispondono perfettamente a quella del sito che segnali.
Buon vento!
Cercando "bow wave" + Bernoulli trovi parecchi esempi, anche con descrizioni che corrispondono perfettamente a quella del sito che segnali.
Buon vento!
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Comment: "That's just it, and confirmed by other references now that I know the English!"
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moustache-shaped wave at the prow
I've had a look at Bernoulli's thoery in English, can't find a direct translation, we need a seafarer!
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Vittorio Preite
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Italian
Works in field
United Kingdom
Two cultures. One life
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
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the wake
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