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nuoranpolvekkeinen riippuva rauta

English translation: iron hanging from a loop of a rope

13:46 Nov 7, 2009

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Finnish term or phrase: nuoranpolvekkeinen riippuva rauta

Dear all,
Does anyone know if there is a proper term in English for "nuoranpolvekkeinen riippuva rauta", or any suggestions? The text refers to life-saving appliances used in sea rescue, as shown below:

"Sen on kyettävä suolattomassa vedessä kannattamaan 6,7 kg nuoranpolvekkeista riippuvaa rautaa minkä tahansa sivun pituuden 30,5 senttimetriä kohden ilman, että mikään osa kellumavälineen yläpinnasta painuu veden alle"

Thanks a lot for your attention.

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English translation:iron hanging from a loop of a rope

Explanation:
Here 'nuoranpolvekkeista' is not sg. illative of the adjective 'nuoranpolvekkeinen' (it could be, but I have no idea what an adjective 'nuoranpolvekkeinen' could mean). It is a pl. illative of a noun 'nuoranpolveke' (loop in the rope).

In the test descibed a knot is made in every 30,5 cm of the rope, a piece of iron weighing 6.7 kg is hanged into every loop, and the upper surface of the floating body should not sink under water.

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Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 11:01

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Thank you Timo Lehtilä, this is indeed the idea of the sentence.
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iron hanging from a loop of a rope

Timo Lehtilä

piece of iron with lines attached to it

TimoK

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1 hr confidence:

piece of iron with lines attached to it

Explanation:
Here's my interpretation: the piece of iron has an unknown number of fixing points with lines/ropes attached to them. 'Nuoranpolveke' sounds strange, but I assume it refers to fixing points.

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'Nuoranpolveke' may also refer to the way the piece of iron is fixed to the line. The Finnish word 'polvi' is a term used when doing knots. For example, clove hitch=siansorkka which is also known as 'kaksoispolvi'.

TimoK
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Local time: 11:01
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