Oct 10, 2010 18:34
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Dan Dafoe
baliza
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
baliza es igual como boya? dice '27 boyas y 25 balizas'
Proposed translations
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| 5 | beacon, navigation mark |
Peter Guest
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| 4 +1 | buoy / beacon |
MPGS
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Proposed translations
22 mins
Peter Guest
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
33 yrs Ships, Engineering Marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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beacon, navigation mark
Depends on the context. A buoy is a floating object anchored to the seabed. A beacon is fixed to the seabed, rock, wreck or shore. Both are navigational marks. The term beacon actually includes massive structures like lighthouses and non-luminous technology like radio, Decca, Loran…
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Comment: "The document I translated mentions boyas, balizas and a faro. I went with bouys, land navigation markers and lighthouse. Thank you Peter"
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5 mins
buoy / beacon
depends on context
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Vladimir Bragilevsky
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thx, Vladimir. Best :)
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Peter Guest
: A buoy is not a beacon. A beacon is not a buoy.
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thank you, Peter. Agree 100%, and accordingly I drafted my answer :)
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cranesfreak
: Agree. buoy=boya, beacon=baliza. Ver : www.lu1dma.com.ar/bkn.htm Saludos :)
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thx, cranesfreak. Best :)
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