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PWC

Spanish translation: moto de agua

19:12 Sep 15, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Maritime Law
English term or phrase: PWC
$175,000 Girl suffers leg injuries in PWC vs. boat collision.

Awarded: $175,000
Maria Andrade
Local time: 13:40
Spanish translation:moto de agua
Explanation:
Véase los articulos en Wikipedia en español e ingles.
Suerte.


http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moto_de_agua
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 15:40
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4moto de agua
Robert Forstag
5 +1moto acuática
Anna Villegas
Summary of reference entries provided
Refs.
Taña Dalglish

  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pwc [personal water craft {or water scooter}]
moto de agua


Explanation:
Véase los articulos en Wikipedia en español e ingles.
Suerte.


http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moto_de_agua

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 15:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 152
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agree  Mónica Algazi
2 mins
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agree  Ruth Wöhlk
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agree  JTJT
2 days 11 hrs
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agree  JohnMcDove
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pwc
moto acuática


Explanation:
"waverunner"

Anna Villegas
Mexico
Local time: 13:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 64

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agree  JohnMcDove
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Reference comments


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Reference: Refs.

Reference information:
Personal water craft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_water_craft‎
A personal water craft (PWC), also called water scooter, is a recreational watercraft ... Jacobson's idea was designed in the mid-1960s, powered by an internal ...

Las motos de agua, motos acuáticas o motos náuticas (personal watercraft o PWC en inglés) son un tipo de embarcación ligera con un sistema de conducción similar al de una motocicleta convencional. La principal diferencia de las motos de agua con otros tipos de embarcación es que no usan hélice sino que son propulsadas por turbina. Se le llama motonáutica al deporte en el que se usan estos vehículos.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 355

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