Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
bogsvallet
English translation:
bow wave
Added to glossary by
Diarmuid Kennan
Oct 11, 2010 11:13
13 yrs ago
Swedish term
bogsvallet
Swedish to English
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Found in a title, "I kölvattnet eller bogsvallet. Utmaningar i den ekonomiska krisens spår". I realise this is a sailing term but I can't put my finger on what it is actually called in English.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | bow wave | Diarmuid Kennan |
Change log
Oct 25, 2010 07:39: Diarmuid Kennan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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bow wave
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Note added at 6 mins (2010-10-11 11:19:48 GMT)
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Svartvik's Nautisk Ordbog
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Note added at 6 mins (2010-10-11 11:19:48 GMT)
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Svartvik's Nautisk Ordbog
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Anna Herbst
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_wave
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agree |
George Hopkins
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neutral |
asptech
: Correct me if I am wrong, but I see expressions like "in the wake of ..." (Swedish: i kölvattnet) all the time in similar contexts, but I have never encountered "bow vave".
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Discussion
Without any more context, I read your heading as prefacing a discussion about when you act on a financial crisis - after the fact (köl) or before (bog).
One possibility is:
Ahead or behind the game. Challenges...