Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
firningsbara
English translation:
lowerable
Added to glossary by
Diarmuid Kennan
May 5, 2008 11:35
16 yrs ago
Swedish term
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
firningsbara
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Det kan även bestå av firningsbara-, uppblåsbara-eller hårda livflottar som underlag till en flytande plattform.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | lowerable |
Clare Barnes
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| 4 | Lowerable |
Magnus Ølmheim
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| 4 | hoistable |
Mårten Sandberg
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Proposed translations
+1
35 mins
Clare Barnes
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Works in field
Sweden
Targeted translations, punctual delivery
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
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lowerable
I imagine these are boats that are lowered (rather than dropped) into the water using a winch system.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Clare"
38 mins
Lowerable
'Ease off' or 'slack' can also be used, though when referring to a sail and not a boat like in your context.
2 hrs
Mårten Sandberg
Native in Swedish
Works in field
Linguistic Engineering, (M.Sc. Eng.)
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Spanish to Swedish, Portuguese to Swedish, and 2 more.
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8
hoistable
In strict sense "fira" means to _lower_ something by means of ropes/lines/cables and similar, but the up/down direction is pretty much implicit here.
"lower" is too general since you don't convey that the action is done strictly by means of a rope/pulley arrangement.
"lower" is too general since you don't convey that the action is done strictly by means of a rope/pulley arrangement.
Peer comment(s):
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Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
: Understand you reasoning, but all googling on "hoistable" and "sailing" results in pages about sails, masts and mast ladders. So I'm still with old Emil (1914) . He knew one or two thing about sailing
1 hr
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