Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
fartygschefen
English translation:
Master; Captain
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Oct 20, 2008 12:45
16 yrs ago
Swedish term
fartygschefen
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
the Captain of a ship. In naval terms, is he also ccalled the Captain?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Master |
TimoK
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| 5 | captain |
George Hopkins
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| 3 | the commander |
Magnus Ølmheim
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Proposed translations
5 hrs
Selected
Master
In the absence of context, I can only say that on merchant vessels the word 'master' is used almost exclusively.
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6 mins
the commander
At least to my knowledge..
Note from asker:
| sounds great - a commanding answer |
3 hrs
captain
Check captain in any dictionary of the English language.
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