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breached by ordnance

French translation: touché par l\'artillerie


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English term or phrase:breached by ordnance
French translation:touché par l\'artillerie
Entered by: Nathalie Reis
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10:31 Dec 13, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space
English term or phrase: breached by ordnance
A tank or armoured personnel carrier breached by ordnance doesn’t always result in a catastrophe for crew

....par des explosifs/obus. Je ne trouve pas le terme. Merci.
Nathalie Reis
Local time: 10:38
touché par l'artillerie
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Bernard LOMBARD
Local time: 11:38
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Merci!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2touché par l'artillerie
Bernard LOMBARD
4percé par un obus
FX Fraipont
3frappé par un projectile
Alain Marsol


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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
frappé par un projectile


Explanation:
Une interprétation...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-13 11:37:17 GMT)
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Suite à la remarque de Tony, on pourrait peut-être plus judicieusement dire:

endommagé par un projectile

Alain Marsol
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Doesn't 'breached' specifically imply 'percé', 'pénétré', or something like that? / I agree, but they seem to be refuting that preconception here; can't see why the writer chose 'breached' if they simply meant 'hit'?
41 mins
  -> It apparently does, but if the armour is "percé" and the device gets in, nobody survives usually...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
touché par l'artillerie


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Bernard LOMBARD
Local time: 11:38
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 55
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Merci!

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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
4 hrs
agree  enrico paoletti
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
percé par un obus


Explanation:
"8. ( tr ) to break through or make an opening, hole, or incursion in
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/breach

FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 11:38
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