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16:06 Jun 11, 2018 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||||
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4 | took part in the competition for |
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3 | (was sailed for) |
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(was sailed for) Explanation: The Silverskeppet is a silver trophy, as explained in second sentence of your extract. Presumably there was a race every other year starting in Karlshamn. I haven't heard of it recently. My second translation below is rather literal, so I prefer the first. Example sentence(s):
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took part in the competition for Explanation: Silverskeppet is a trophy, as you will see further on in your text: " En mycket eftertraktad trofé att försöka erövra." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 17 hrs (2018-06-13 09:55:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The trophy is in the form of a model ship, made from silver in all its parts, even to the ropes (as I, a landlubber, would call them - I believe they are "sheets"). If you see "seglades det om" as being another way of saying "tävlades det om" it might feel clearer. |
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