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8. Juni 2017 · There is no possibility of "stern" meaning "steering gear" unless the text dates from the 17th century or earlier. Out of curiosity I did a Google search for the phrase "from aft to stern". I was astonished to find as many as just over 80 examples, but noted that Google reported "About 81 results (0.97 seconds)" - that makes a change from "About 669,000 results (1.16 seconds)".
23. Nov. 2007 · Parents at that time were frequently stern, demanding obedience and respect from children. They were, however, also soppy -- that is, sentimental and maudlin. Victorian parents would have regarded their children as innocent angels whose purity needed to be treasured and protected, and at the same time would have seen them as unruly savages who needed to be disciplined and beaten into behaving ...
8. Aug. 2016 · 1) Perhaps you were too harsh [cruel; potentially injurious; excessive (in punishment or treatment)] towards him, Annabel. That is possible. You can be very harsh. I have noticed this. 2) Perhaps you were too stern [formal and inflexible in an authoritarian manner] towards him, Annabel. That is possible.
19. März 2013 · This academic research glossary confirms this and gives this definition of stern sheets: " the aft section of a boat, between the last of the seats for rowers and the stern, where the helmsman and commanding officer are usually positioned." Last edited: Mar 18, 2013. S.
13. Apr. 2024 · The whole sentence: 'I could hear people tumbling up from the cabin and the forecastle, and slipping in an instant outside my barrel, I dived behind the foresail, made a double towards the stern, and came out upon the open deck in time to join Hunter and Dr. Livesey in the rush for the weather bow.'. Thank you a lot.
7. Apr. 2021 · It reaches the stern second so that is the downwind side. Since the boat moves where the bow is pointing, it is going upwind. If the boat turns around 180°, the wind reaches the stern first so the stern is on the upwind side. The bow faces downwind and is on the downwind side. When it moves forward, it's sailing away from the source of the wind so it's sailing downwind. The wind always ...
4. Juni 2015 · Apparently, the line "No answer" came the stern reply has entered into everyday parlance in the UK (though not, to the best of my knowledge, in the US). Mikeo38: In the dialogue you suggested in your first post, I suspect A's second line, the one after the silence, would simply be "Personne?" I'd be surprised if there were some line of French ...
11. Jan. 2007 · hablar golpeado no es levantar la voz, aunque puede ser una combinación de ambas cosas. Hablar golpeado es hablar en un tono de voz violento. Yo diría: "he/she spoke harshly to his/her mother". Biffo said: Maybe "he snapped at his mother". Here's another thread me habló muy "golpeado". Snap is just one event, hablar golpeado is a continuous ...
12. Okt. 2009 · Banned. Chain stopper - estopor. Estopor es un mecanismo intercalado entre el cabrestante del ancla y el escobén a fin de evitar el movimiento de la cadena. Aparato colocado en cubierta que sirve para frenar la cadena del ancla. estopor. (Del fr. stoppeur, que detiene). 1. m. Mar. Aparato de hierro que sirve para morder y detener a voluntad la ...
24. Apr. 2016 · Chinese. Apr 24, 2016. #1. The quotation comes from Jane Eyre Chapter 24. Quotation: “Is it, sir? You soon give in. How stern you look now! Your eyebrows have become as thick as my finger, and your forehead resembles what, in some very astonishing poetry, I once saw styled, ‘a blue-piled thunderloft.’. That will be your married look, sir ...
