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English translation: to cock the gun / to have a gun cocked
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| 16:42 May 13, 2002 |
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peer agreement (net): +1to send a bullet in the barrel Explanation: This is the closest I could think of... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-13 20:23:42 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Actually, this is wrong. You do not send a bullet in the barrel, but in the chamber. To chamber around - that is what experts suggest. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-13 20:27:38 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, it is to chamber a round. of course (not that it matters, as the answer has been chosen already, I just did not want to leave a typo) |
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56 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1charge the breech (or lock) Explanation: Assuming it does mean putting a bullet (or shell) in the barrel, as Kseniya says, I think this is the way it would be put in formal language. In soldiers' slang, it would be "putting one up the spout". |
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2 hrs confidence:
to cock the gun / to have a gun cocked Explanation: is used for sure about handguns (пистолет), but should be ok as a general term |
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to cock the gun / to have a gun cocked Explanation: проверил, Лондонцы воспринимают мой вариант, если даже он применен к автомату, как совершенно естественный. он в общем смысле означает "взвести оружие", хотя и пошел от пистолетов... |
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