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at 4 o’clock direction

Swedish translation: i riktning klockan 4

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English term or phrase:at 4 o’clock direction
Swedish translation:i riktning klockan 4
Entered by: Charlesp

04:49 Aug 15, 2005
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English term or phrase: at 4 o’clock direction
Can one say 'klockan 4' in Swedish?
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 09:26
i riktning klockan 4
Explanation:
I've found about ten hits with "i riktning klockan..." on Google. I've included two links taken from sailing logs, where the expression is used.
Selected response from:

Bjorn Candel
Local time: 11:26
Grading comment
Thanks. Yea, if it was on water we could say 'bäring 120°', but it is on land...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3i riktning klockan 4
Bjorn Candel
4 +1bäring 120°
Sven Petersson
3bakom till höger
Lars Jelking


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
at 4 o’clock direction
i riktning klockan 4


Explanation:
I've found about ten hits with "i riktning klockan..." on Google. I've included two links taken from sailing logs, where the expression is used.


    Reference: http://nak.se/Default.aspx?sida=Artikel&id=71
    Reference: http://www.seglamedalbatross.com/loggboken/20030324.htm
Bjorn Candel
Local time: 11:26
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. Yea, if it was on water we could say 'bäring 120°', but it is on land...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inger Brandt
1 hr
agree  asptech
1 hr
agree  Mårten Sandberg: funkar (bäst ) utanför det marina
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
at 4 o’clock direction
bäring 120°


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony Berglund: På sjön är detta nog bättre.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
at 4 o’clock direction
bakom till höger


Explanation:
Why make it more difficult than it is?

Lars Jelking
Israel
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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