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Vedetta per il marinaio

English translation: lookout

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Italian term or phrase:Vedetta per il marinaio
English translation:lookout
Entered by: Lara Barnett

12:26 May 20, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Witness statement
Italian term or phrase: Vedetta per il marinaio
I am aware that on a literal level, this means "looking out for the sailor" but I am confused about if this is the correct wording in the context and if this is all it actually seems.

The respondent has just described how him and another "marinaio", whom I have called a "sailor", were on watch. When asked what the duties of the watch keeping were, he replies: "Vedetta per il marinaio".

Is he saying he was helping the sailor keep watch, doing the sailors watch keeping duties for him, or should I just leave it as "looking out for the sailor" if that is all it says, (and not question the ambiguity of the phrase)?
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:33
lookout
Explanation:
The look out is normally placed on the bridge wings of the ship to assist the officers in identifying ships or other objects. During dark the lookout stays inside the bridge. During daylight at the estremity of the bridge wing, and during bad conditions (fog) there will also be lookout at the bow of the vessel. The crow's nest is no longer used for lookouts; this tradition dates back to sailing ships, where there was little rrom for someone to stand on deck
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Being Earnest
Italy
Local time: 10:33
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4lookout
Being Earnest
3Crow's nest lookout (duty)
Tony Shargool


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Crow's nest lookout (duty)


Explanation:
Just a suggestion it could be 'CROW'S NEST LOOKOUT' the topmost 'coffa' / lookout-platform located on a mast.

Tony Shargool
Local time: 10:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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lookout


Explanation:
The look out is normally placed on the bridge wings of the ship to assist the officers in identifying ships or other objects. During dark the lookout stays inside the bridge. During daylight at the estremity of the bridge wing, and during bad conditions (fog) there will also be lookout at the bow of the vessel. The crow's nest is no longer used for lookouts; this tradition dates back to sailing ships, where there was little rrom for someone to stand on deck

Being Earnest
Italy
Local time: 10:33
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Native speaker of: English
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