Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Weather symbols - sct

Spanish translation:

capa de nubes dispersas

Added to glossary by Andrés Barros
Mar 7, 2019 18:15
5 yrs ago
English term

Weather symbols - sct

English to Spanish Science Ships, Sailing, Maritime Naval Form Terminology
Hello everyone,

Context: A form where a ship´s information is written down. In this item in particular, they describe weather conditions. I see these must be standard naval terms in English but can´t find the official one for Spanish.

The term (in quotation marks):
Weather symbols:
"SCT"

My try:
I have no clue. Was thinking of leaving it as it is.

Thank you for any help.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
2 +1 capa de nubes dispersas

Discussion

Peter Guest Mar 7, 2019:
good idea .
Taña Dalglish Mar 7, 2019:
See previous question (Bkn) for the suggestion. However, Andrés, I agree with Kirsten. You should ask the client for a list of abbreviations. As one colleague from Spain says all the time, "it is the client's responsibility to provide the meanings of abbreviations, and not the translator's job to go hunting all over the place for hours on end" (and sometimes to no avail). Of course, I am paraphrasing our colleague's words, but in short, I agree 100%. It is not your problem!
Kirsten Larsen (X) Mar 7, 2019:
¿Por qué no pedir al cliente un listado de todas las abreviaturas y su significado?

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
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capa de nubes dispersas

Hola, Andrés:

Aquí te dejo una propuesta y un enlace con varias abreviaturas.

SCT – Scattered cloud layer 3/8ths to 4/8ths. Fuente: http://www.moratech.com/aviation/metaf-abbrev.html
Peer comment(s):

agree JohnMcDove
7 hrs
¡Gracias, John!
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