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raiding and attack

French translation: coup de main

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English term or phrase:raiding
French translation:coup de main
Entered by: Stéphanie Soudais

07:56 Oct 22, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / WWI
English term or phrase: raiding and attack
Je m'excuse de poster deux termes en même temps ; c'est parce que je veux en comparer le sens :

Description d'une tranchée allmeande pendant la guerre 14-18:

Of particular note is the barbed wire covering the trench, making raiding difficult and attack virtually impossible.

Quelle est la différence entre ces deux mots ? Peut-on parler, en français, de "raid" à cette époque ?
Stéphanie Soudais
France
Local time: 12:46
coup de main
Explanation:
Voila pour "raid" à cette époque.
"Attack", c'est en masse, bien planifié et bien...mortel (Chemin des dames)
"Coup de main", c'est l'oeuvre des corps-francs (Capitaine Conan) qui vont faire des prisonniers ou "tâter" les défenses ennemies.
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Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 12:46
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4 +1coup de main
Pierre POUSSIN
3incursion
Nathalie Warner


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coup de main


Explanation:
Voila pour "raid" à cette époque.
"Attack", c'est en masse, bien planifié et bien...mortel (Chemin des dames)
"Coup de main", c'est l'oeuvre des corps-francs (Capitaine Conan) qui vont faire des prisonniers ou "tâter" les défenses ennemies.

Pierre POUSSIN
France
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incursion


Explanation:
raiding peut être traduit par raid ou incursion. La différence entre raid et attaque est la durée. une incursion ou invasion est de courte durée par rapport à une attaque.

Nathalie Warner
France
Local time: 12:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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