Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bow thruster
Spanish translation:
propulsor lateral de proa
Added to glossary by
Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
Apr 27, 2004 22:36
20 yrs ago
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English term
bow thruster
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
ship construction
It is a part of the ships somewhere in the bow.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +2 | propulsor lateral de proa |
Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
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| 5 +2 | impulsor de proa |
Anna Villegas (X)
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| 5 | hélice de proa |
veri
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| 4 | hélice de estrave |
Ismael Torres
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Proposed translations
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propulsor lateral de proa
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impulsor de proa
...aunque mis clientes prefieren el término "thruster de proa". Pero también, según el contexto, se puede traducir como "hélice transversal". (Yo traduzco desde hace años para una importante compañía mexicana de buceo industrial.)
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hélice de estrave
VETUS, a maker of bow thrusters, has translated the term as "hélice de estrave".
Also, by comparing pictures and diagrams of VETUS bow thusters with the Oxford-Duden Pictorial Spanish Dictionary one can also find the term "hélice de estrave" for "bow thruster".
The provided two links to VETUS English & Spanish documents on bow thrusters, shows the translation of the term.
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2004-04-27 23:45:07 GMT)
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Although the term may vary from region to region as noted by my colleagues, and the folloing links:
IMPULSADOR DE PROA
http://www.uniovi.es/marina/utils/diccionario/i_ESPANOL.htm
EMPUJADOR LATERAL DE PROA (PAGE 9) http://www.revistamarina.cl/revistas/1995/5/peters.pdf
PROPULSOR DE PROA, HELICE LATERAL
http://www.directemar.cl/cimar/Htm/examen/inglenoguardieros/...
Also, by comparing pictures and diagrams of VETUS bow thusters with the Oxford-Duden Pictorial Spanish Dictionary one can also find the term "hélice de estrave" for "bow thruster".
The provided two links to VETUS English & Spanish documents on bow thrusters, shows the translation of the term.
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2004-04-27 23:45:07 GMT)
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Although the term may vary from region to region as noted by my colleagues, and the folloing links:
IMPULSADOR DE PROA
http://www.uniovi.es/marina/utils/diccionario/i_ESPANOL.htm
EMPUJADOR LATERAL DE PROA (PAGE 9) http://www.revistamarina.cl/revistas/1995/5/peters.pdf
PROPULSOR DE PROA, HELICE LATERAL
http://www.directemar.cl/cimar/Htm/examen/inglenoguardieros/...
8 hrs
hélice de proa
eso se utiliza más para los veleros, por ejemplo: es la hélice que desplaza la proa de los barcos
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