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Cross Draw Vest

French translation: gilet avec étui arme à main à dégainé rapide

04:07 Mar 22, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / Tactical gear
English term or phrase: Cross Draw Vest
This is the full term. It is a piece of a tactical defense gear for members of the police and the military. It resembles a Kevlar vest with a lot of outer pockets, along with a belt to the waist for back support, and a holster to the hip.

Any help appreciated.
Kévin Bernier
France
Local time: 04:31
French translation:gilet avec étui arme à main à dégainé rapide
Explanation:
gilet avec étui arme à main à dégainé rapide

gilet avec étui arme à main (incorporé) positionné pour dégainé rapide

cross draw vest = vest allowing the "cross draw" of the handgun

i.e. the handgun in held in the front part of the vest (on the left side) and can be drawn by placing the right hand across the vest, in other words allowing a quick draw of the gun.

As the main point of positioning the gun holder "across" the vest is to allow a quick draw of the weapon, it could be translated by "à dégainé rapide"

see picture:
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/products/Tactical Cross Draw Ve...
more:
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/tactical-cross-draw-vest-acu-pr...

the point of this whole business:
"... Le dégainé rapide de l'arme peut être d'une importance cruciale pour le succès d'une confrontation au PA ..."
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:31
Grading comment
La longueur du terme était un facteur, c'était pour un site Web. J'ai choisi "Gilet avec étui arme".

Merci.
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4gilet avec étui arme à main à dégainé rapide
Daryo
3Gilet tactique
Pierre POUSSIN


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cross draw vest
Gilet tactique


Explanation:
peut-être ajouter "pare-balles", mais c'est un "vêtement" un peu différent!

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 04:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 470

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 min
  -> Thanks Gilou, and have a nice week-end!
disagree  Daryo: where is the "cross draw" bit? "draw" in military/police parlance means "drawing your weapon" - you noticed the gun holder on your picture? - that is the distinctive element that you ignored.
4 hrs
  -> It is the shape of the vest: two pieces crossing each other. See: http://www.condoroutdoor.com/condor-cv.aspx
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cross draw vest
gilet avec étui arme à main à dégainé rapide


Explanation:
gilet avec étui arme à main à dégainé rapide

gilet avec étui arme à main (incorporé) positionné pour dégainé rapide

cross draw vest = vest allowing the "cross draw" of the handgun

i.e. the handgun in held in the front part of the vest (on the left side) and can be drawn by placing the right hand across the vest, in other words allowing a quick draw of the gun.

As the main point of positioning the gun holder "across" the vest is to allow a quick draw of the weapon, it could be translated by "à dégainé rapide"

see picture:
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/products/Tactical Cross Draw Ve...
more:
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/tactical-cross-draw-vest-acu-pr...

the point of this whole business:
"... Le dégainé rapide de l'arme peut être d'une importance cruciale pour le succès d'une confrontation au PA ..."
[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ehH6ayg...]

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
La longueur du terme était un facteur, c'était pour un site Web. J'ai choisi "Gilet avec étui arme".

Merci.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Pierre POUSSIN: Sûrement correct mais beaucoup trop long...
5 mins
  -> "beaucoup trop long"? are you suggesting to ditch key elements for the sake of brevity? Whoever has enough time available is welcome to go through military equipment catalogues looking for a shorter and accurate version – not me.
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