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Originally Posted by Pisces
Embark, ... disembark means leaving the ship. But they are allready on the ship, so embarking isn't the right word either. Semantics, great!  |
I meant that the boat is about to disembark from port...is that correct terminology? Re-reading it, it's pretty fuzzy as to what I was trying to say. I suppose "embark on their voyage" would have been more clear, if still not correct.
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Originally Posted by Tombow
"Auf Grund" in this case refers rather to the U-Boot being bottomed (ie resting on the sea floor). "Aground" is not 100% correct in the context.
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Yeah, but I can't think of a better English word to get the point across unless I want to deviate completely from the German and make my own title up (like with "Anfang"). "On the ground" doesn't really get the context across, whereas a ship can run "aground," and that's sort of what happened to them.