Translation for "boltrope" to spanish
Boltrope
Translation examples
During the later part of their voyage to Spalato, rendered tedious by capricious winds varying from a furious bora, shrieking down from the north and blowing the foretopmast staysail from its boltrope to very gentle breezes right aft that often died away to a flat calm, and by the hazardous nature of the Dalmatian coast with its many islands, not to say vile reefs, Stephen spent much of his time aloft, at the topmast cross-trees.
Durante la última parte del viaje a Spalato, tedioso debido a los caprichosos vientos que oscilaron entre el furioso Bora, que soplaba del norte y soltaba la vela de estay de la relinga, y las suaves brisas a popa que a menudo se adelgazaban hasta convertirse en calma chicha, pero también a la peligrosa naturaleza de la costa de Dalmacia, con sus diversas islas (por no hablar de los traicioneros arrecifes), Stephen pasó buena parte del tiempo subido a las crucetas del tope.
And now the extreme danger of sailing in a very heavy swell became more and more apparent: in the troughs, the valleys between the waves, the Leopard was almost becalmed, while on the crest the full force of the wind struck her, threatening to tear her sails from their boltropes or to carry away her masts: even worse, she lost some of her way at the bottom, whereas she needed all her speed to outrun the following seas, for if they were to overtake her she would be pooped, smothered in a mass of breaking water. Then ten to one she would slew round and broach to, presenting her broadside to the wind, so that the next sea would overwhelm her.
Ahora la marejada era tan fuerte que era mucho más peligroso navegar, pues en los senos o valles que se formaban entre las olas el Leopard se quedaba casi inmóvil, y en las crestas el viento lo empujaba con toda su fuerza y podía derribar los mástiles o hacer que las velas se desprendieran de las relingas. Y lo que era peor, el Leopard perdía velocidad y, sin embargo, necesitaba mucha para resistir el embate de las olas y evitar recibir un golpe de mar por la popa, lo que con toda probabilidad lo haría virar a barlovento y quedar situado con el viento por el través, expuesto a ser volcado por la ola siguiente.
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