zrzucać żagiel

English translation: drop the sail

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Polish term or phrase:zrzucać żagiel
English translation:drop the sail
Entered by: literary

09:23 Sep 14, 2015
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Polish term or phrase: zrzucać żagiel
taki termin
literary
Local time: 03:41
drop the sail
Explanation:
IMHO.

R.
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Rafal Piotrowski
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2drop the sail
Rafal Piotrowski
3 +1strike / douse / furl / take down sail
geopiet


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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
drop the sail


Explanation:
IMHO.

R.


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Rafal Piotrowski
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joanna Rączka
7 hrs
  -> Thx :)

agree  Kasia Bogucka: to było pierwsze co mi przyszło na myśl, z mojego żeglarskiego doświadczenia na obcych akwenach
9 hrs
  -> Dzięki :)
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
strike / douse / furl / take down sail


Explanation:
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Note added at 59 mins (2015-09-14 10:22:28 GMT)
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to strike sail

(Naut.) to lower the sails suddenly, as in saluting, or in sudden gusts of wind; hence, to acknowledge inferiority; to abate pretension. - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/To strike sail

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to douse sail

1) To furl a sail, or to take down a sail quickly. - http://goo.gl/4cQbUf

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geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 104

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joanna Rączka: raczej take down - z doświadczenia
7 hrs
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