Mar 28, 2016 13:37
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Spanish term

mar de fondo

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Meteorology Sea
In a log of events from a marine incident, reference to meteorological conditions. In Spanish from Spain for translation to British English.

"Meteo en la zona casi calma, con algo de mar de fondo del NE."
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Non-PRO (2): Jane Martin, Yvonne Gallagher

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ground swell

Diccionario Marítimo Español-Inglés, Manuel Rogríguez Barrientos
Peer comment(s):

agree Andres Fekete : Beat me to it!
1 min
Thanks, Andres.
agree Ana Vozone
2 mins
Thanks, Ana.
agree Jane Martin : Its also in Word Reference and DRAE
2 mins
Thanks, Jane.
agree Jo Macdonald : Yep, one word though, it's groundswell.
1 hr
Thanks, Jo, Merriam-Webster has both forms, but with regard to the maritime sense, it notes: "usually ground swell : a broad deep undulation of the ocean caused by an often distant gale or seismic disturbance".
agree franglish
3 hrs
Thanks, Franglish.
agree Yvonne Gallagher
6 hrs
Thanks, Gallagy.
agree neilmac : Where it appears as a single word, I'd normally understand it as an adjective..
18 hrs
Thanks Neil, or possibly when it refers to something other than the sea?
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swell or ground swell

Mar de fondo, or maretón to give it is true name, is a sea that is not caused by the wind at the time. After a day of fresh southerlies there will be a sea running from the south on the next day, even if the wind is from the north. The stronger the day's wind, the sooner it overcomes the swell.
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