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bogsvallet

English translation: bow wave

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Swedish term or phrase:bogsvallet
English translation:bow wave
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan

11:13 Oct 11, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Swedish term or phrase: bogsvallet
Found in a title, "I kölvattnet eller bogsvallet. Utmaningar i den ekonomiska krisens spår". I realise this is a sailing term but I can't put my finger on what it is actually called in English.
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Local time: 06:42
bow wave
Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2010-10-11 11:19:48 GMT)
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Svartvik's Nautisk Ordbog
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 06:42
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4 +2bow wave
Diarmuid Kennan


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bow wave


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2010-10-11 11:19:48 GMT)
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Svartvik's Nautisk Ordbog

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 06:42
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Herbst: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_wave
3 mins
agree  George Hopkins
37 mins
neutral  asptech: Correct me if I am wrong, but I see expressions like "in the wake of ..." (Swedish: i kölvattnet) all the time in similar contexts, but I have never encountered "bow vave".
4 hrs
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