Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
bolsas de flotacion
English translation:
flotation devices
Added to glossary by
Patrice
Jan 7, 2008 00:15
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
bolsas de flotacion
Spanish to English
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
kayaking
"Equipos e implementos para los kayaks, tales como chalecos, remos, bolsas de flotación, equipos de salvamento, herramientas y repuestos"
Holas. I felt silly about asking this question until I started searching the internet and realized that this may be very specialized equipment. I found that kayakers use a variety of "floats" (for example: http://www.outdoorplay.com/store/productlist.asp?F=2&PDID=11...
Anyone know the correct translation? Gracias, many thanks.
Holas. I felt silly about asking this question until I started searching the internet and realized that this may be very specialized equipment. I found that kayakers use a variety of "floats" (for example: http://www.outdoorplay.com/store/productlist.asp?F=2&PDID=11...
Anyone know the correct translation? Gracias, many thanks.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | flotation devices |
Patrice
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| 3 | floating packets |
Crystal Samples
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| 3 | buoyancy bags |
Erin DeBell
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Change log
Jan 7, 2008 05:46: Patrice Created KOG entry
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flotation devices
As a boater, I have a partcular interest in this! Flotation devices covers the gamut, from rings to flotation vests to cushions...so it is a general term. Depending on the other terms in you translation, this may be the most approp solution.
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Comment: "Many thanks! This seems like the right term for an article that is about the company and its strategic alliances and not the sport"
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Crystal Samples
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floating packets
found in a Kudoz search...
Military Defence Equipment, Simulation and Training News - ETS ...Small boat operations and the ever-favourite floating packet are on the curriculum during the visit to the water school. This means that the recruits paddle ...
www.ets-news.com/third.php?id=281 - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
Military Defence Equipment, Simulation and Training News - ETS ...Small boat operations and the ever-favourite floating packet are on the curriculum during the visit to the water school. This means that the recruits paddle ...
www.ets-news.com/third.php?id=281 - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
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| Thank you! |
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Erin DeBell
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Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish
buoyancy bags
I also have experience kayaking, and I wonder if this text is not referring to the buoyancy bags/air bags that are inflated inside the actual kayak to prevent it from sinking when it overturns.
While flotation device seems like an appropriate general term, I wonder why "chaleco" (a specefic type of flotation device) would be mentioned before the more general term. For this reason, I tend to believe that bolsas de flotacion is, in fact, specifically referring to buoyancy bags.
While flotation device seems like an appropriate general term, I wonder why "chaleco" (a specefic type of flotation device) would be mentioned before the more general term. For this reason, I tend to believe that bolsas de flotacion is, in fact, specifically referring to buoyancy bags.
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