13:46 Nov 7, 2009 |
Finnish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||
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4 +2 | iron hanging from a loop of a rope |
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2 | piece of iron with lines attached to it |
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piece of iron with lines attached to it Explanation: Here's my interpretation: the piece of iron has an unknown number of fixing points with lines/ropes attached to them. 'Nuoranpolveke' sounds strange, but I assume it refers to fixing points. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-07 15:26:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'Nuoranpolveke' may also refer to the way the piece of iron is fixed to the line. The Finnish word 'polvi' is a term used when doing knots. For example, clove hitch=siansorkka which is also known as 'kaksoispolvi'. |
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iron hanging from a loop of a rope Explanation: Here 'nuoranpolvekkeista' is not sg. illative of the adjective 'nuoranpolvekkeinen' (it could be, but I have no idea what an adjective 'nuoranpolvekkeinen' could mean). It is a pl. illative of a noun 'nuoranpolveke' (loop in the rope). In the test descibed a knot is made in every 30,5 cm of the rope, a piece of iron weighing 6.7 kg is hanged into every loop, and the upper surface of the floating body should not sink under water. |
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