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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmettre à la capes
Native Script:mettre à la cape
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɛtʁ a la kap
"Le voilier a dû se mettre à la cape à cause de la tempête."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause a sailing vessel to stop or maintain position by adjusting the sails and helm to counteract wind and sea forces.
"The captain decided to heave-to as the fierce storm approached from the south."
- 1
The act or maneuver of bringing a ship to a stop in this manner.
"During the heave-to, the crew secured loose equipment on the main deck."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the nautical terms 'heave' (to haul or pull with force) and 'to' (indicating direction or a state of being brought to a stop). Dating back to the late 17th century, it originally described the maneuver of adjusting a sailing ship's canvas so that it loses forward momentum and holds position against heavy weather.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Heave-to" is said worldwide
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mettre à la capes
Transliteration: mɛtʁ a la kap
Script: mettre à la cape
"Le voilier a dû se mettre à la cape à cause de la tempête."
beilegen
Transliteration: ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡn̩
"Das Schiff musste im Sturm beilegen."
mettersi alla cappa
Transliteration: ˈmɛttersi ˈalla ˈkappa
"La nave ha deciso di mettersi alla cappa per superare la burrasca."
ponerse a la capa
Transliteration: poˈnerse a la ˈkapa
"El velero se puso a la capa para enfrentar el fuerte temporal."
ficar à capa
Transliteration: fiˈkaɾ a ˈkapɐ
"O barco ficou à capa durante a tempestade."
नाव रोकना
Transliteration: naav rokna
"तूफान के कारण जहाज को रोकना पड़ा।"
顶风停船
Transliteration: dǐng fēng tíng chuán
"面对巨浪，船长下令顶风停船。"
배를 멈추다
Transliteration: baereul meomchuda
"폭풍우 속에서 배를 멈추고 버텼습니다."
受動停船
Transliteration: judō teisen
"嵐のため、船は受動停船の姿勢をとった。"
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