grundflak

English translation: spit

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Swedish term or phrase:grundflak
English translation:spit
Entered by: Annabel Oldfield

15:55 Jun 25, 2012
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Geology / a text about a storm
Swedish term or phrase: grundflak
Hade det inte varit för grov sjögång och hård vind utanför, skulle grundflaken blivit torrlagda trots rådande springflod.
Annabel Oldfield
Local time: 16:33
spit
Explanation:
I have had a look around on Google, and I think this might refer to what we call in English (in the UK at least) a 'spit'.

See my first reference (in Swedish) for 'grundflak', and I think 'spit' would fit quite well here, since towards the end it talks about the difficulty in plotting shorelines and 'spits' on maps.

My second reference is from wikipedia to explain 'spit' in a bit more detail.

Even if my answer isn't correct, I hope it can help to point you in the right direction.
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Richard Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:33
Grading comment
Thanks for such a quick answer and sorry it's taken me so long to give you your points :))
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4shoal
Deane Goltermann
2spit
Richard Green


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spit


Explanation:
I have had a look around on Google, and I think this might refer to what we call in English (in the UK at least) a 'spit'.

See my first reference (in Swedish) for 'grundflak', and I think 'spit' would fit quite well here, since towards the end it talks about the difficulty in plotting shorelines and 'spits' on maps.

My second reference is from wikipedia to explain 'spit' in a bit more detail.

Even if my answer isn't correct, I hope it can help to point you in the right direction.


    Reference: http://www.dagensbatliv.se/se/article_print.php?id=469009
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spit_(landform)
Richard Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for such a quick answer and sorry it's taken me so long to give you your points :))
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shoal


Explanation:
Shoal is the more general term for anything near the shore that lies underwater part of the day.

See the wiki reference below to get some ideas. Interestingly, it says A spit or sandspit is a type of shoal.

BTW, this is late and preume you've moved on, but I submitted this answer back when the term first came up! But this seems to have been lost in the internet ether!


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoal
Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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