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газовый баллончик

English translation: pepper/tear gas spray


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23:14 Oct 31, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: газовый баллончик
Дружинники, вооруженные арматурой, газовыми баллончиками и бейсбольными битами, патрулируют по вечерам двор студгородка.
Sara Pasello
Local time: 07:41
English translation:pepper/tear gas spray
Explanation:
Pepper/tear gas spray
it had both pepper spray and tear gas. While problems that would require it are ... Same applies to firearms for those who ride armed (the most effective ...
www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-30335.html


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Note added at 10 mins (2005-10-31 23:24:35 GMT)
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When the order to use tear gas and pepper spray came just after 4 am, the tear gas canisters ...
www.semissourian.com/story.html$rec=73788

George Monbiot » Chemical hypocrites...
told the UN that the Iraqi armed forces, acting on his instructions, ... 3 Tear gas, pepper spray and other incapacitants may be legally used on your ...
www.monbiot.com/archives/ 2003/04/08/chemical-hypocrites/

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Margarita
United States
Local time: 02:41
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5 +5pepper/tear gas spray
Margarita
5 +4pepper spray
Nina Chulak


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
газов баллончик
pepper spray


Explanation:
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Nina Chulak
Local time: 02:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Konstantin Kisin
6 mins

agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy
22 mins

agree  Roman Bardachev
2 hrs

agree  nrusa
17 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
газов баллончик
pepper/tear gas spray


Explanation:
Pepper/tear gas spray
it had both pepper spray and tear gas. While problems that would require it are ... Same applies to firearms for those who ride armed (the most effective ...
www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-30335.html


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Note added at 10 mins (2005-10-31 23:24:35 GMT)
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When the order to use tear gas and pepper spray came just after 4 am, the tear gas canisters ...
www.semissourian.com/story.html$rec=73788

George Monbiot » Chemical hypocrites...
told the UN that the Iraqi armed forces, acting on his instructions, ... 3 Tear gas, pepper spray and other incapacitants may be legally used on your ...
www.monbiot.com/archives/ 2003/04/08/chemical-hypocrites/



Margarita
United States
Local time: 02:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yuri Geifman: I would go with tear gas because pepper spray is not really a gas, it's more like a liquid
10 mins
  -> Thank you, Yuri. I also think there's an important difference between the two.

agree  George Koundelev
49 mins
  -> thank you!

agree  Rook
1 hr
  -> Thanks!

agree  Kirill Semenov
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Kirill!

agree  Nik-On/Off
11 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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Nov 1, 2005 - Changes made by Natalie:
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