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English translation: determine, calculate..plan


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English term or phrase:work out
English translation:determine, calculate..plan
Entered by: airmailrpl
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15:14 Mar 10, 2009
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Aerospace / Aviation / Space
English term or phrase: work out
When one flies long distances, it is now common practice to show to the passengers the route being flown, what height one is at, what the temperature is outside (usually a chilly minus 30°C!), how far it is to one’s destination and the estimated time of arrival. Any good pilot has to know his present position and his progress from his original starting point in order to ***work out*** his route carefully, whether he has enough fuel, effect of headwinds, tailwinds, etc.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 21:46
determine..calculate
Explanation:
to ***work out*** his route carefully => determine..calculate
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:46
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7determine..calculate
airmailrpl
4 +4prepare for, figure out
jccantrell
5exercise/practice (verbally)zax
Summary of reference entries provided
Flight Plan
Lingua.Franca

Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
prepare for, figure out


Explanation:
How I would understand this. Before flying, he must see where he is going to fly and how long it will take, etc. This is how I understand 'work out' in this sense.

jccantrell
Local time: 12:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
5 mins
agree  Egil Presttun: to plan his route carefully
24 mins
agree  Tina Vonhof
1 hr
agree  Alexandra Taggart: to figure out -I would imagine some kind of a very dangerous flight
2 days6 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
exercise/practice (verbally)


Explanation:
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zax
Local time: 15:46
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
determine..calculate


Explanation:
to ***work out*** his route carefully => determine..calculate

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: Ihey are the words most likely to help the asker understand "work out"
4 mins
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agree  Robert Kleemaier
25 mins
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agree  Alice Bootman
38 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Patricia Townshend
45 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Suzan Hamer
48 mins
  -> thank you
agree  marybro
4 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Gary D
8 hrs
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Reference comments


13 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Flight Plan

Reference information:
Work out for a pilot means planning his flight ...

Route: Proposed route of flight. The route can be made up of airways, intersections, navaids, or possibly direct.

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-03-10 15:32:15 GMT)
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http://www.fltplan.com/
http://www.aeroplanner.com/


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_plan
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flightplan
Lingua.Franca
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  B D Finch: I think you should post this as an answer. The word to use is definitely "plan".
3 hrs
  -> Thank you. That's what I'm thinking, too, but I'd be posting against 9 agrees. Maybe not such a good idea (that's experience on Kudoz speaking)... :)
agree  airmailrpl: since you didn't post it as a suggestion, I put it in the glossary
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Changes made by editors
Mar 13, 2009 - Changes made by airmailrpl:
Edited KOG entryAna Juliá's old entry - "work out" => "determine, calculate"
Mar 13, 2009 - Changes made by Ana Juliá:
FieldArt/Literary => Other
Field (specific)Religion => Aerospace / Aviation / Space


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