Meaning of sailor | Babel Free

Definitioner

a sailor (especially from the Anglosphere)

colloquial, common-gender

Exempel

“Det blåser upp, / det friskar i / kring Hatteras i natt. / Hoy, yankeeschoone, / håll din kurs; / klar, sailor vid din ratt.”

The wind picks up, / it freshens up / around Hatteras tonight. / Hoy, Yankee schooner, / hold your course; / steady, sailor at your helm.

“Jag kommer ihåg en gammal sailor, som när han var på det humöret brukade kalla sjön för djävulens galla. Men jag tror fan spytt ut mera av gallan över landbacken på sista tiden —”

I remember an old sailor who, when in the mood, used to call the sea the devil’s bile. But I think the devil has spewed out more of that bile over dry land lately —

“Jo, engelska flottan har siktats vid Vinga, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, / Tusen små sailors som vi sk'a betvinga, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. / I berg och dalbanan får man dem så nära må ni tro,”

Yes, the English fleet has been sighted near Vinga, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, / A thousand little sailors for us to subdue, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. / In the roller coaster, you'll get them so near, don’t you know,

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