Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
rake
Spanish translation:
caída, inclinación
Added to glossary by
Maria Asis
Feb 28, 2007 08:07
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rake
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Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
part of ship
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"Her four huge funnels tower more than 80 feet above the boat deck, while their elegant ***rake*** is matched by her lofty masts. "
Entiendo que son igual de sublimes y elegantes los mástiles que el "rake". Pero, ¿qué es?
Gracias.
Un saludo,
María José
"Her four huge funnels tower more than 80 feet above the boat deck, while their elegant ***rake*** is matched by her lofty masts. "
Entiendo que son igual de sublimes y elegantes los mástiles que el "rake". Pero, ¿qué es?
Gracias.
Un saludo,
María José
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caída
From Oxford English and English-Spanish Dictionaries:
rake
[...]
3 [u] (incline — of stage, seat) inclinación f; (— of mast) caída f
rake
n verb
1 set at a sloping angle. Ø(of a ship's mast or funnel) incline from the perpendicular towards the stern.
2 (of a ship's bow or stern) project at its upper part beyond the keel.
n noun
1 the angle at which a thing slopes.
2 the angle of the edge or face of a cutting tool.
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Note added at 30 mins (2007-02-28 08:37:03 GMT)
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RAE definition of "caída": http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?TIPO_HTML=2&TIPO...
rake
[...]
3 [u] (incline — of stage, seat) inclinación f; (— of mast) caída f
rake
n verb
1 set at a sloping angle. Ø(of a ship's mast or funnel) incline from the perpendicular towards the stern.
2 (of a ship's bow or stern) project at its upper part beyond the keel.
n noun
1 the angle at which a thing slopes.
2 the angle of the edge or face of a cutting tool.
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Note added at 30 mins (2007-02-28 08:37:03 GMT)
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RAE definition of "caída": http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?TIPO_HTML=2&TIPO...
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