How is the word calafateó translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Fothered
verb

Tapó una vía de agua de un barco con lona.

Sealed a leak in a ship with sailcloth.

Examples with “calafateó”

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  • La tripulación calafateó el casco con lona para detener la vía de agua. — The crew fothered the hull to stop the leak.

  • Calafatearon las tablas dañadas con una vela vieja. — They fothered the damaged planks with an old sail.

  • ¿Quién calafateó la proa durante la guardia nocturna? — Who fothered the bow during the night watch?

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