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\"muerta avante\"

English translation: dead slow ahead

23:15 Feb 11, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Spanish term or phrase: \"muerta avante\"
Buenas tardes. ¿Serían tan amables de decirme la traducción en inglés del término "muerta avante"? El contexto es el siguiente:

"...por lo que ambas máquinas se moderan a muerta avante..." o "La marcha debe reducirse una vez que se controla la corrida para no sacar línea de más, pero mantenerse en muerta avante para tener respuesta..."

Muchas gracias.
Maria Huerta
Mexico
Local time: 18:28
English translation:dead slow ahead
Explanation:
Here is the full second sentence - it's about fishing, and "kn" is knots.

La marcha debe reducirse una vez que se controla la corrida para no sacar línea de más, pero mantenerse en **muerta avante (aprox. 4-5 kn)** para tener respuesta y evitar aflojones de la línea en el caso de que el pez cambie de dirección.
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philgoddard
United States
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Muchísimas gracias.
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4 +3dead slow ahead
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
dead slow ahead


Explanation:
Here is the full second sentence - it's about fishing, and "kn" is knots.

La marcha debe reducirse una vez que se controla la corrida para no sacar línea de más, pero mantenerse en **muerta avante (aprox. 4-5 kn)** para tener respuesta y evitar aflojones de la línea en el caso de que el pez cambie de dirección.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie Wilson
5 hrs
agree  cranesfreak: Agree. Dead Slow Ahead. Me sorprende saber que alguien lo pudo traducir al español como "muerta avante", cuando en muchos paises se le llama "Muy Despacio Adelante". Interesante. Saludos.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks. This is US Spanish, so it could be a calque (or even a mistranslation) of the English.
agree  neilmac: Aye aye, cap'n ;)
7 hrs
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