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acionador tipo E.O.T (espoleta de ogiva de tempo)

English translation: time fuze/fuse


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Portuguese term or phrase:acionador tipo E.O.T (espoleta de ogiva de tempo)
English translation:time fuze/fuse
Entered by: fvasconcellos
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23:58 Jan 9, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Non-Lethal Weapons
Portuguese term or phrase: acionador tipo E.O.T (espoleta de ogiva de tempo)
"[...] pode lançar granadas de emissão fumígena ou lacrimogênea, equipadas com acionador tipo E.O.T (Espoleta de Ogiva de Tempo), com alça, capacete, argola e grampo de segurança "
Ana Resende
Brazil
Local time: 08:16
time fuze
Explanation:
Simple as that. Most hand grenades are equipped with these. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ABC-M7A2_A3_grenade.gif (cutaway diagram of a CS (tear gas) grenade).
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fvasconcellos
Brazil
Local time: 08:16
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time fuze


Explanation:
Simple as that. Most hand grenades are equipped with these. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ABC-M7A2_A3_grenade.gif (cutaway diagram of a CS (tear gas) grenade).

fvasconcellos
Brazil
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  jairo payan
3 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Jairo.
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Isabel!
agree  kashew: FUSE GB
18 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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Jan 14, 2010 - Changes made by fvasconcellos:
Edited KOG entryfvasconcellos's old entry - "acionador tipo E.O.T (espoleta de ogiva de tempo)" => "time fuze"
Jan 14, 2010 - Changes made by fvasconcellos:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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