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19:07 Feb 4, 2012
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: faire sauter le verrou
Il était décidé à faire sauter le verrou tchèque qui commandait la Mitteleuropa.
Cristina Gutiérrez Iglesias
France
Local time: 02:47


Summary of answers provided
4 +1romper el cercoEmiliano Pantoja
4cancelar el bloqueo / romper la tregua
marilorodriguez
4hacer estallar el bloqueo
Isabel Estevez
4abrir una brecha en las líneas checas
Juanjo Alonso Fernández
4Acabar con el bastión/baluarte
Abdelkarim K.
3eliminar el obstáculoMaría Belanche García
3llevar al traste el freno
maría josé mantero obiols


  

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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
llevar al traste el freno


Explanation:
Una idea, aunque sin más contexto no estoy muy segura de si "le verrou" puede ser "el freno"...

maría josé mantero obiols
France
Local time: 02:47
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abrir una brecha en las líneas checas


Explanation:
Es la terminología que se utiliza en el lenguaje militar

Juanjo Alonso Fernández
Spain
Local time: 02:47
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Acabar con el bastión/baluarte


Explanation:

Estaba decidido a acabar con el bastión/baluarte checo [...]

Una alternativa. También se podría usar "posiciones checas"

Abdelkarim K.
Spain
Local time: 02:47
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hacer estallar el bloqueo


Explanation:
otra opción

Isabel Estevez
Spain
Local time: 02:47
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eliminar el obstáculo


Explanation:
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Note added at 22 heures (2012-02-05 17:12:42 GMT)
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"faire sauter le verrou" significa deshacerse violentamente de lo que obstaculiza las operaciones militares.

Verrou : Au fig. ou p. métaph. Ce qui ferme, emprisonne; ce qui gêne le déroulement d'une action.
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/verrou

María Belanche García
France
Local time: 02:47
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
romper el cerco


Explanation:
verrou tiene el sentido de bloqueo, la idea de estar cercado

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Note added at 1 día23 horas (2012-02-06 18:07:48 GMT)
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http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operación_Wintergewitter
http://www.lasegundaguerra.com/viewtopic.php?t=1240
http://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/rusia/victoria/historia/...

Emiliano Pantoja
Local time: 02:47
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2 days29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cancelar el bloqueo / romper la tregua


Explanation:
Es un término que se usa habitualmente en el apartado Internacional de Sucesos:


    Reference: http://www.rfi.fr/asie-pacifique/20111015-talibans-reussisse...
marilorodriguez
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