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coffe??

English translation: Mainsail Grinder

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Spanish term or phrase:coffee
English translation:Mainsail Grinder
Entered by: Anna Moorby DipTrans

18:49 Apr 23, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Spanish term or phrase: coffe??
This is a crew member on a sailing team:
Coffe y encargado del mantenimiento y transportes

Is this a typo?
cheers
Anna Moorby DipTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:26
Mainsail Grinder
Explanation:
Hola MooMel,
Tal vez se refiera a esto:

"Mainsail Grinder
Works the big **'coffee grinder’** winch that controls the mainsail. ..."

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Oso (X)
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Cheers
xx
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4 +4Mainsail Grinder
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Beta Cummins


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
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Explanation:
probably a typo, and I'd think "coffee" would be his 'nickname', since it's about a crew member...

Good luck!

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Mainsail Grinder


Explanation:
Hola MooMel,
Tal vez se refiera a esto:

"Mainsail Grinder
Works the big **'coffee grinder’** winch that controls the mainsail. ..."

Puedes ver el enlace con más detalles.


    Reference: http://www.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/understanding/begi...
Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Cheers
xx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  trobador: Una jugada maestra, I daresay ;)
14 mins
  -> Muy amable, trobador. Muchas gracias ¶:^)
agree  Beta Cummins: Muy interesante, Oso! Realmente tendria que averiguar el contexto general para decidirme...!
46 mins
  -> A mí también me pareció interesante averiguar este término que desconocía, Beta. Muchas gracias por tu amable agrí ¶:^)
agree  bigedsenior: or simply "grinders". Big muscular types that can work the winches rapidly..
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, bigedsenior ¶:^)
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
1 hr
  -> Muchísimas gracias, Gaby ¡Feliz sábado! ¶:^)
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