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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchiffspapiere
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃɪfs.paˈpiː.ʁə
"Die Schiffspapiere wurden vom Kapitän sorgfältig aufbewahrt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The official documents carried by a merchant vessel that establish its nationality, ownership, cargo, destination, and clearance from customs.
"The harbor master boarded the vessel to inspect its ships-papers before granting permission to dock." - 2
Collectively, the legal and administrative certificates required by maritime authorities to verify a ship's lawful operation.
"Without the proper ships-papers, the trading vessel was detained at port on suspicion of smuggling."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'ship' (from Old English 'scip', meaning a large seafaring vessel) and 'paper' (from Old French 'papir', ultimately from Greek 'papuros'). The compound term emerged in maritime and international law during the 17th century to designate the mandatory official documents required for a vessel to prove its nationality, cargo, and destination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ships-papers" is said worldwide
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papiers de bord
Transliteration: papye de bor
"Le capitaine a présenté les papiers de bord aux douaniers."
Schiffspapiere
Transliteration: ʃɪfs.paˈpiː.ʁə
"Die Schiffspapiere wurden vom Kapitän sorgfältig aufbewahrt."
documenti di bordo
Transliteration: do.kuˈmen.ti di ˈbɔr.do
"I documenti di bordo devono essere sempre aggiornati."
documentación de abordo
Transliteration: do.ku.men.taˈθi̯on de aˈβor.do
"Las autoridades revisaron toda la documentación de abordo."
papéis de bordo
Transliteration: paˈpɛis dʒi ˈboɾ.du
"O comandante apresentou os papéis de bordo à alfândega."
जहाज़ के कागजात
Transliteration: jahaz ke kagajat
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अधिकारियों ने जहाज के कागजात की जाँच की।"
船舶证书
Transliteration: chuánbó zhèngshū
Script: 中文汉字
"海关官员检查了这艘船的船舶证书。"
선박 서류
Transliteration: seonbak seoryu
Script: 한국어 한글
"선장이 항만 당국에 선박 서류를 제출했습니다."
船舶書類
Transliteration: senpaku shorui
Script: 日本語
"港湾当局が船舶書類の確認を行った。"
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