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English translation: a cannon


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13:45 Dec 17, 2011
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - History / History
French term or phrase: canon
Alger possédait un très grand nombre de batteries dont les nombreuses descriptions topographiques exécutées par les belligérents, et plans de situation nous ont laissé la mémoire des noms et des localisations: ainsi, la batterie de la porte-neuve, ou babdjedid, qui possédait neuf canons ; la Topanet essalaoui, construite en contrebas, qui fut détruite en 1870 au moment de la construction du boulevard Gambetta , le Topanet el asel, possédait trois pièces dirigées vers la mer, mais fut également détruit en 1875.
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English translation:a cannon
Explanation:
"Un canon" usually refers to a cannon which is much more powerful and destructive than a gun. It is usually mounted and used to fire heavy projectiles.
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M-L.Tétreault
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3 +2a cannon
M-L.Tétreault
3GunsMarco Solinas


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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Guns


Explanation:
or cannons

Marco Solinas
Local time: 09:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

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neutral  rkillings: Real guns can be big or small. Only toy cannons are small. Might as well say 'cannon' here.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a cannon


Explanation:
"Un canon" usually refers to a cannon which is much more powerful and destructive than a gun. It is usually mounted and used to fire heavy projectiles.

M-L.Tétreault
Local time: 09:11
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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ok thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rkillings: A cannon is a gun too, but 'cannon' is still appropriate here.
23 mins
agree  La Classe
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PRO / non-PRO		Non-PRO (3): Carol Gullidge, Catharine Cellier-Smart, Helen Shiner


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Dec 17, 2011 - Changes made by Helen Shiner:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO


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