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moto oscillatorio dell'imbarcazione

English translation: the heaving movement of the ship

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Italian term or phrase:moto oscillatorio dell'imbarcazione
English translation:the heaving movement of the ship
Entered by: Lydia Cleary

07:32 Jun 1, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / pet friendly travel
Italian term or phrase: moto oscillatorio dell'imbarcazione
This describes steps to get your pet used to travelling on board a ferry before the actual departure.. I think this must be a kind of mechanism which takes the pet on board. context... "se possibile permettetegli di ambientarsi mentre la nave è ancora ormeggiata:
servirà a fargli prendere confidenza con i nuovi spazi e con il moto oscillatorio
dell'imbarcazione"
Chants
Local time: 00:45
the heaving movement of the ship
Explanation:
another option (as cat owner)
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Lydia Cleary
Italy
Local time: 00:45
Grading comment
thanks a lot
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1the roll of the ship
Tom in London
4 +1pitching / pich
Inter-Tra
4the heaving movement of the ship
Lydia Cleary
3the boat's movements at sea
Cedric Randolph


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the boat's movements at sea


Explanation:
I might put it this way. A literal translation would sound terrible. you might also say 'the boat's pitching and yawing' but, to my ear, that also sounds strange. You'll probably have many suggestions before day's end.

Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 52
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the roll of the ship


Explanation:
this

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:45
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 94

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agree  contesei
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the heaving movement of the ship


Explanation:
another option (as cat owner)

Lydia Cleary
Italy
Local time: 00:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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thanks a lot
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pitching / pich


Explanation:
il termine esatto è "il beccheggio"



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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-06-01 11:25:57 GMT)
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"Pitch"


    Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beccheggio
Inter-Tra
Italy
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  giuseppina franich
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