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La acción de soltar gradualmente o aflojar un poco de un cabo, se llama:Gradually letting go or easing a line a little is called:

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Correct answer: a) Easing (“amollar”).

Why it is correct

“Amollar” is paying out line. Tensioning is the opposite.

Why the others are not

  • b) Tightening.
  • c) Coiling.
  • d) Taking in.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Pay out gradually: ease.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Propeller and rudder

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