Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
swell
Portuguese translation:
ondulação
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English term
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swell
The port crane lowered a collapsible man-riding basket onto a clear landing area on the deck of the barge and the two tended taglines between the vessel and the basket were held taut.
When it landed, the three men stepped onto it and held on to the rope work. The standard procedure in this situation is to have one foot on the basket and the other one on deck.
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Claudia Marques
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Lars Palmer
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Danik 2014
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Joao Marcelo Trovao
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Proposed translations
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ondulação
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swell
1.http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swell
2.http://www.deolhonomar.com.br/site/?go=boletim&id0=204
3.http://www.cameratempoemar.com.br/category/navegacao/
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ondas estacionárias
Vaga
Dicionário de termos Náuticos Cmte. Alexandre de Azevedo Lima
Discussion
A "ondulação"/"swell" é a perturbação da superfície do mar causada pelos ventos longínquos/em zonas distantes, enquanto a "vaga" é a perturbação causada pelos ventos locais.
Claro que os surfistas só ligam ao "swell" com as características que lhes interessam (alto, regular, etc.), mas naturalmente o "swell" não são apenas as "ondas dos surfistas".
1. ("ondulação (ou "swell"), "vagas e ondulação (em inglês "sea" e "swell"),"A vagas incluem todas as ondas formadas pelos ventos locais, enquanto a ondulação se refere a ondas geradas em campos de ventos distantes."; "a ondulação (swell)"): http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/IntroOc/por/notes/lect...
2. ("swell" (ondulação)"): https://th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de/~excitedqcd/Talks09/Bicud...
3. (" A ondulação ou marulho (swell) são ondas (que formadas em áreas remotas) se propagaram para fora da zona de geração."): http://www.oceanografia.ufes.br/sites/oceanografia.ufes.br/f...
4. ("swell" »» "ondulação"): http://360graus.terra.com.br/surf/default.asp?action=reporta...