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21:38 Jun 14, 2016 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Deane Goltermann Sweden Local time: 09:15 | ||||||
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5 | merchant shipyard |
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5 | commercial yard |
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3 +1 | Merchant navy shipyard (dockyard) |
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2 | merchant (navy) shipyard |
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Merchant navy shipyard (dockyard) Explanation: This looks pretty good "kofferdiʹ (lågtyska kopfardie eller nederländska koopvaardij), äldre beteckning för handelssjöfart (mest som förled i sammansättningar)." For some reading https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofferdi -- which has merchant navy. Then is sounds like you're where they work on these ships. |
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merchant (navy) shipyard Explanation: kooferdi- = pref. merchant, of the merchant navy varv = shipyard, shipbuilding yard, naval yard Source: Clue (and some guesswork) |
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merchant shipyard Explanation: From the Dutch "koopvaardij" |
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commercial yard Explanation: Interesting. I agree all derivations of 'kofferdi' above, but what I have not heard of in English is a merchant (navy) shipyard/dockyard. In all anglophone countries I know, we build all types of ship (naval and merchant) in a 'shipyard'. I could only think of it being used to distinguish a commercial yard from a naval yard in the same port, and if you google 'kofferdivarv', you will see all references are to the defunct one in Karlskrona, better known as a naval port. |
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