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estacha

English translation: Line

09:44 Dec 28, 2023
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Load securing
Spanish term or phrase: estacha
From a user manual for "estachas" from Spain for translation to British English. Defined as:
"Una estacha es una cuerda o cable utilizado en barcos para sujetar y asegurar elementos."
with
"Componentes
Gaza: parte superior de la estacha, diseñada para un agarre cómodo y seguro.
Cuerda o cable: material fuerte y resistente que se extiende desde el mango para diversas aplicaciones."
BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 14:22
English translation:Line
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General term
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Peter Guest
Spain
Local time: 21:22
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5 +4Line
Peter Guest
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Cristina Zavala
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ver
liz askew

  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Line


Explanation:
General term

Peter Guest
Spain
Local time: 21:22
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Helena Chavarria: Estacha de amarre - Mooring cable, line, rope https://marina.uniovi.es/diccionario/esping?p_p_id=101_INSTA...
3 mins
agree  Andy Watkinson
3 hrs
agree  philgoddard: Yes, but this is specifically about load-securing lines, and you should use this term in the title. After that, you can shorten it to 'lines'.
5 hrs
agree  neilmac
1 day 1 hr
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hawser


Explanation:
Another option:

A cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship.
(American Heritage Dictionary)

Cristina Zavala
Ecuador
Local time: 14:22
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6 hrs
Reference: ver

Reference information:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/estacha

liz askew
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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