May 6 10:38
1 mo ago
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French term
à poste
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
From a description of a painting of a whaling ship.
Three whaleboats are shown upside-down on the deck at the stern (waiting to be used).
The French description is "Certaines baleinières sont à poste, à l’envers sur le pont".
There are some entries for "poste" in the glossary, but with a qualifier, e.g. poste principal.
Thank you.
Three whaleboats are shown upside-down on the deck at the stern (waiting to be used).
The French description is "Certaines baleinières sont à poste, à l’envers sur le pont".
There are some entries for "poste" in the glossary, but with a qualifier, e.g. poste principal.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | at the stowed position on the deck |
florence metzger
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| 3 | in position |
Sakshi Garg
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Proposed translations
+4
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at the stowed position on the deck
une suggestion...
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writeaway
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Andrew Bramhall
: //de rien; as PG says.
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philgoddard
: You could just say 'stowed upside down on deck'.
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merci
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Daryo
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merci
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Adrian MM.
: in berth https://iate.europa.eu/search/result/1715113136749/1
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Florence. After some more online digging, "à poste" is simply "in its proper place on the ship", as your answer implies. Thanks again!"
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Sakshi Garg
India
India
Native in French
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English
India
- Because every word matters
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, Scottish, South African, US South, Canadian, UK, Irish, Indian, Jamaican, US, Australian, French, Wales / Welsh, Singaporean, British) 
, French
Works in: German to Italian, French to German
in position
It relates to the broader concept of a ship's location or status in terms of navigation and operational readiness. For example, dynamic positioning systems are used to maintain a ship's position in the water....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_positioning
This is crucial for operations that require high precision in maintaining a ship's location, such as during offshore drilling or when operating in close quarters near other vessels or structures....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_positioning
This is crucial for operations that require high precision in maintaining a ship's location, such as during offshore drilling or when operating in close quarters near other vessels or structures....
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help. |
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