perdendo il riferimento alla propria rotta

English translation: straying off the plotted course/route/path

17:37 Feb 4, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / In A Book On The History Of Geographical Explorations
Italian term or phrase: perdendo il riferimento alla propria rotta
Contesto (voyages over the Eastern Mediterranean by the ancient Egyptians):

Tutto era condizionato dallo spirare dei venti e dall'eventualità di maltempo. Non era raro finire anche molto lontano dalla meta prestabilita, perdendo il riferimento alla propria rotta.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 07:32
English translation:straying off the plotted course/route/path
Explanation:
I woulduse this wording given the prior context in the same sentence
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Bijan Khezri
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Local time: 07:32
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4 +2straying off the plotted course/route/path
Bijan Khezri
4losing all bearings for keeping on course
Wolfgang Hager


  

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straying off the plotted course/route/path


Explanation:
I woulduse this wording given the prior context in the same sentence

Bijan Khezri
United States
Local time: 07:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
losing all bearings for keeping on course


Explanation:
riferimento is important. It does mean reference points, like landmarks but, in dead reckoning, some idea of the proper position. "plotted course" would be an anachromism for ancient Egyptians

Wolfgang Hager
Italy
Local time: 12:32
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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