Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
op een oor leggen
English translation:
heel it over
Added to glossary by
Alexander Schleber (X)
Oct 11, 2007 13:37
17 yrs ago
Dutch term
op een oor leggen
Dutch to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Sailing
"Bij het meer aankomen staat er inderdaad een lekker windje en als we eenmaal op pad zijn kunnen we de boot, met een koers hoog aan de wind, mooi op één oor leggen."
Who knows how to say this is sailing terms?
TIA
Who knows how to say this is sailing terms?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | heel it over |
Ken Cox
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Proposed translations
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heel it over
'heel it over nicely' in this case
sample refs:
Sailing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With a 35 degree tacking angle on either side of the wind, ..... As a sailing boat heels over beyond a certain angle, it begins to sail less efficiently. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing
PDRacer Sailboat
When tacking thru the wind, the boat gets stuck in irons and the sail acts ... works well is to sit on the down wind side of the hull, and heel it over.
and in a slightly context, but OK if you want to emphasise the amount of heel:
Canadian Canoe Routes - A Meeting Place for Canadian Wilderness ...
The boat has excellant secondary stability which allows you to heel it over to the gunwhales for this style of paddling with no fear of capsizing-although I ...
www.myccr.com/SectionGear/GearDetailedInformation.php?Gear_...
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Note added at 16 mins (2007-10-11 13:53:53 GMT)
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make that 'slightly different context'
sample refs:
Sailing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With a 35 degree tacking angle on either side of the wind, ..... As a sailing boat heels over beyond a certain angle, it begins to sail less efficiently. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing
PDRacer Sailboat
When tacking thru the wind, the boat gets stuck in irons and the sail acts ... works well is to sit on the down wind side of the hull, and heel it over.
and in a slightly context, but OK if you want to emphasise the amount of heel:
Canadian Canoe Routes - A Meeting Place for Canadian Wilderness ...
The boat has excellant secondary stability which allows you to heel it over to the gunwhales for this style of paddling with no fear of capsizing-although I ...
www.myccr.com/SectionGear/GearDetailedInformation.php?Gear_...
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Note added at 16 mins (2007-10-11 13:53:53 GMT)
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make that 'slightly different context'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Ken, great."
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