Nov 12, 2012 15:21
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

mesa de capitán

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime
A text describing a maritime museum:

Puente de mando
Brújulas, periscopios o mesas del capitán serán los instrumentos que os ayudarán a organizar una visita a la carta.

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Discussion

Charles Davis Nov 13, 2012:
@ Phil I agree that "instruments" wouldn't work very well in English. Maybe you could put "...are the 'navigational aids' that will help you plot your own course round the display", or something like that, though perhaps it would be a bit forced.
philgoddard Nov 12, 2012:
Wendy Have you thought how you're going to translate the whole sentence? As Charles says, it's a jocular metaphor, and I'm not sure it works in English. Just wondered!

Proposed translations

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20 mins
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Chart table

Este text es estraño. No hay brújulas en los barcos, como tampoco hay cuerdas.
Parece ser una descripción de los elementos que te ayudan a orientarte en el museo. Por tanto, como la mesa del capitán está en el comedor, como elemento para orientarse, yo elegiría mesa de cartas - chart table
Peer comment(s):

agree EirTranslations
3 mins
neutral Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee : cómo que no hay brújulas ni cuerdas? pero sí es raro que se refiera a mesas del capitan con tanto instrumento de dirección porque el chart table está en el puente y la mesa del capitan esta en el comedor
17 mins
en un barco una brújula se llama compás y una cuerda es un cabo.
agree Andrés Martínez : Si se refiere a esto que hay aquí o similar, ok. http://www.trivago.es/baiona-50662/museoexposiciongaleria-de...
23 mins
agree philgoddard
55 mins
agree Andy Watkinson
1 hr
agree Charles Davis : I agree: "captain's table" implies the top dining table on a cruise ship or liner, and it can't be that. I take "instrumentos" as a jocular metaphor here; features that help you "navigate" through the museum.
2 hrs
agree eh_he (X) : It could be a maritime metaphor used to describe the table at the information desk where you can find maps of the museum therefore chart table would be appropriate.
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
10 mins

captain desk

Just a guess, to be honest.
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