Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
levantar sobre calzos
English translation:
raise the vessel on chocks
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
May 5, 2015 10:49
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Spanish term
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levantar sobre calzos
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Contexto: salvamento de una embarcación.
Traslado de los equipos necesarios para realizar las labores de salvamento.
Levantar la embarcación sobre calzos para efectuar la respectiva inspección de daños.
Entregar la embarcación a su armador en condiciones satisfactorias de flotabilidad, estabilidad y estanqueidad.
Muchas gracias por su ayuda.
Traslado de los equipos necesarios para realizar las labores de salvamento.
Levantar la embarcación sobre calzos para efectuar la respectiva inspección de daños.
Entregar la embarcación a su armador en condiciones satisfactorias de flotabilidad, estabilidad y estanqueidad.
Muchas gracias por su ayuda.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | raise the vessel on chocks |
Peter Guest
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| 4 | sit the vessel on blocks |
skippy noko
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Proposed translations
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Peter Guest
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
33 yrs Ships, Engineering Marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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raise the vessel on chocks
Usually, boats are lifted with the crane and the keel placed on chocks to raise to from the ground so work can be done on her bottom. It is prevented from toppling over (whn the crane is removed) by hull shores or simply shores.
Example sentence:
The starboard shore's got 'er, said he, grinning as he knocked away the last port shore... Aaaargh!
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| Thank you Peter! |
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skippy noko
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Portuguese to English
sit the vessel on blocks
An expression used on dry-docks (where I work) is to sit the boat on blocks, after the boat has been hauled and taken out of the water for repairs
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