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French translation: gilet de combat /plate carrier

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English term or phrase:	hard plate carrier
French translation:	gilet de combat /plate carrier
Entered by:	Celine Reau

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09:17 Apr 8, 2011

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English term or phrase: hard plate carrier

"XXX’s latest and most popular plate carrier is designed to carry soft and hard armor within the front and back of the vest."

je pensais à un gilet pare-balles....

Celine Reau KudoZ activity Questions: 112 (1 open) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 93 France
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gilet de combat /plate carrier

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Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 12:22

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gilet de combat. Le gilet tactique est autre chose. Merci de ton aide Layla
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(littéralement) un porte plaque

leroym

gilet de combat /plate carrier

Layla de Chabot

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3 hrs confidence:

gilet de combat /plate carrier

Explanation:
Le "plate carrier" étant un "gilet de combat" américain, il est souvent désigné par "plate carrier"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-04-08 12:37:35 GMT)
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Je dirais plutôt gilet pare-éclat.

Reference: http://www.al-airsoft.com/tactique-5/gilets-19/plate-carrier...
Reference: http://www.overlord.fr/product.php?id_product=435

Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 12:22
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

gilet de combat. Le gilet tactique est autre chose. Merci de ton aide Layla

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Asker: peut-on parler de gilet tactique ?

4 hrs confidence:

(littéralement) un porte plaque

Explanation:
C'est le gilet pare-balles en effet, tout dépend comment vous voulez décrire cette protection ballistique. Ils ont décomposé entre les différentes pièces dont elle est constituée, la housse ou porte plaque dans laquelle on insére des plaques rigides ou souple

leroym
Local time: 12:22
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