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arm/set the charges

Spanish translation: armar y preparar cargas


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English term or phrase:arm/set the charges
Spanish translation:armar y preparar cargas
Entered by: Silvina Camperi
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19:26 Nov 19, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
English term or phrase: arm/set the charges
Just, that, it seems it is an order for a soldier.
Silvina Camperi
Argentina
Local time: 00:03
armar y preparar cargas
Explanation:
Como es una orden a un soldado, puede usarse el infinitivo. Posiblemente las cargas sean para volar algo.
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VRN
Argentina
Local time: 00:03
Grading comment
Gracias VRN!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1armar y preparar cargas
VRN
3 +2Prepare las cargas
Alicia Orfalian
4Arme y prepare las cargas
Oscar Knoblauch
2 -1armas/cargar o carguen armas
Maryán López


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Prepare las cargas


Explanation:
se me ocurre sin más contexto

Alicia Orfalian
Argentina
Local time: 00:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Barzelatto: EStoy de acuerdo con tan poco contexto, pero parece referirse a cargas explosivas, no a armas.
2 hrs
agree  Emma Ratcliffe
5 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
armas/cargar o carguen armas


Explanation:
carguen armas, orden militar. Una idea.

Maryán López
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Veronica Barzelatto: Creo se refieren a cargas explosivas, pero poco contexto.
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
armar y preparar cargas


Explanation:
Como es una orden a un soldado, puede usarse el infinitivo. Posiblemente las cargas sean para volar algo.

VRN
Argentina
Local time: 00:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 33
Grading comment
Gracias VRN!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Frazier
14 hrs
  -> Gracias, Victoria
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Arme y prepare las cargas


Explanation:
Las cargas explosivas se trasladan "sin armar" o sea sin los detonantes montados, por razones de seguridad. Por eso, hay que armarlas (montarles los detonantes) y preparalas para su disparo.

Oscar Knoblauch
Local time: 00:03
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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