lobet pa grund

English translation: was beached

18:03 Apr 6, 2009
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / Cuba
Danish term or phrase: lobet pa grund
The book goes on "Motorbaden blev lobet pa grund, og afkraeftede kravlede invasionsstyrken gennem den sumpede..."
María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 14:45
English translation:was beached
Explanation:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience/response/recove...
http://www.vlib.us/medical/hospships.htm
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 06:45
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Thanks a lot.
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4 +1was beached
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
5ran aground
David Young (X)
3grounded
Lise Leavitt


  

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grounded


Explanation:
Gå på grund : to ground Ordbog.com

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-04-06 18:09:52 GMT)
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gå på grund » [Søfart] (~ grundstøde) be grounded verbum - The ship was grounded just a few miles off the coast ordbogen.com

* corr. be grounded, not to ground

Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 09:45
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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was beached


Explanation:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience/response/recove...
http://www.vlib.us/medical/hospships.htm


Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 06:45
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.

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agree  Christine Andersen: This is the one in this context
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ran aground


Explanation:
"Ship that ran aground with 'danger' cargo is towed to safety"
http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Ship-that-ran-aground-.3...

"The 30,000-ton cruise ship ran aground early Sunday about 17 kilometers (10 miles) off Latvia's coast"
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/04/1468194-cruise-ship...

David Young (X)
Denmark
Local time: 14:45
Native speaker of: English
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