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flared trumpet barrel

Italian translation: canna svasata a trombone


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English term or phrase:flared trumpet barrel
Italian translation:canna svasata a trombone
Entered by: Leonardo Musumeci
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17:02 Jun 1, 2006
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Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: flared trumpet barrel
Description of a series of weapons in a video game

Blunderbuss:
Packs a punch strong enough to drop an elephant and sprays everything in your path thanks to the flared trumpet barrel.
Federica Masante
Local time: 07:16
canna svasata a trombone
Explanation:
Visto che si parla di un blunderbluss (un trombone quindi... nel gioco probabilmente si fa riferimento ad un'arma medievale...o ad un tipo simile - penso ad esempio al blunderbluss di Warcraft ,vedi secondo riferimento- ) ci si riferisce alla particolarità di questo tipo di canna di disperdere tutt'intorno il suo contenuto (vedi primo riferimento...)
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Leonardo Musumeci
Italy
Local time: 07:16
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grazie mille!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4canna svasata a trombone
Leonardo Musumeci
4 +2canna svasata/strombata
Giorgio Testa


  

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canna svasata/strombata


Explanation:
è la canna di una pistola o di un fucile, che invece che essere dritta sia apre un po' a imbuto verso l'esterno.

Giorgio Testa
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agree  missdutch
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
canna svasata a trombone


Explanation:
Visto che si parla di un blunderbluss (un trombone quindi... nel gioco probabilmente si fa riferimento ad un'arma medievale...o ad un tipo simile - penso ad esempio al blunderbluss di Warcraft ,vedi secondo riferimento- ) ci si riferisce alla particolarità di questo tipo di canna di disperdere tutt'intorno il suo contenuto (vedi primo riferimento...)


    Reference: http://www.artemedioevale.it/seleziona2.asp?id2=1291/L.11
    Reference: http://www.goblinworkshop.com/items/rust-covered-blunderbuss...
Leonardo Musumeci
Italy
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20
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grazie mille!

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agree  texjax DDS PhD: complimenti, bravissimo
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agree  missdutch
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agree  Francesca Pezzoli
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agree  Ambra Gostoli
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